Brookside Mansion

A Beautiful Home Beautifully Maintained

The former Bass Mansion is now the centerpiece of the University of Saint Francis. Although it houses administration offices for the university, it has been restored and maintained beautifully and man...

Not much there.

It's free to walk around through the house. There isn't really anything there. Maybe it would be fun to have a function there - maybe.

A taste of the early 20th century

Late industrialist John Bass built this house especially to show off at Christmas. the house was elegantly renovated by the sisters at St Francis University, which now uses the house for activities an...

Historic Gem right in our backyard

What a beautifully restored mansion! The former home of Fort Wayne industrialist, Mr. Bass spared no expense on his exquisite “summer cottage”! The interior detailed woodwork, hand cut window treatm...

Beautiful historic building, especially at Christmas

Our Fort Wayne Photography club had an evening to explore and photograph this beautiful building in December. It is lovely, and the decorations made you feel like you were celebrating Christmas in the...