BOAL MANSION BARNS, BOALSBURG

Boal Mansion Museum was once the home of the Boal family, founders of Boalsburg, their descendants still inhabit the town. The mansion is over 200 years old & contains all of the original furnishings. Perhaps the most unique exhibit within is the Christopher Columbus Chapel. In the 1890's Colonel Theodore Davis Boal, traveled to Europe and married Mathilde, a descendent of Christopher Columbus. Mathilde inherited the Columbus Chapel and had it brought it over to Boalsburg in 1909. The Columbus Chapel is a centuries-old chapel of the Columbus family. Imported from Spain, it contains the Admiral's Desk of Christopher Columbus, fine European art and two pieces of the True Cross of Jesus.