The servants' stair

Michigan · United States · Manor

The butler fell down the servants' staircase all the way to the basement and died there. The grandfather clock built into the first floor always stops.

This house at Kalamazoo, Michigan is over a hundred years old and was the Gilmore family mansion, built by one of the wealthier families in the area.

The butler fell down the servants' staircase, all the way to the basement, and died at the bottom of it.

There is a grandfather clock built into the wall on the first floor, and it always stops.

A servants' stair is the steepest, narrowest and darkest set of steps in any house of this kind, deliberately so. It was built to be out of sight, which meant it was built without the width or the light that the family's staircase had, and running up and down it carrying things was the job.

He died on the stair that existed because he was not supposed to be seen.

The house is private student housing.

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Where is The servants' stair located?

The servants' stair is in Michigan, United States.