Tomb Sweet Tomb: The Haunted Mansion

At the back of Liberty Square looms the Haunted Mansion, an imposing brick and stone manse that houses a group of retirees....

Although the general consensus of the Disney fan community is that the exterior design of the Mansion is based on the Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, there exists no real evidence that this is the case. Rather, the appearance seems a combination of random Gothic and Victorian elements, as filtered through the keen eyes of the Imagineers.