The Everly Mansion on Kingsley Boulevard

The Everly family established their mansion on Kingsley Boulevard in 1911 after Thomas Everly commissioned the residence following his success in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Three generations lived there, including Thomas, his wife Clara, their children, and later grandchildren who shared the large Edwardian home. The family income came from medicine production, laboratory investments, and regional distribution agreements.

Historical records describe the mansion as a carefully maintained residence with active use of the sunroom, library, and formal rooms during the years when the Everly company remained profitable and household expenses were easily managed.

The first warning sign appeared in 1928 when Everly Pharmaceuticals recorded delayed payments from distributors and increased production costs. After the economic downturn of the early 1930s reduced sales, Thomas dismissed employees, closed several guest rooms, and postponed repairs to the copper roof, iron balconies, and marble portico. Following Thomas’s death in 1933, leadership of the company passed through a difficult transition, while family disagreements delayed decisions about the mansion. By 1936, unpaid business loans, medical expenses, and property taxes forced the Everly family to leave Kingsley Boulevard while creditors handled the estate.

The Everly Mansion was abandoned in 1937 after foreclosure followed years of pharmaceutical decline, unpaid debts, and unresolved estate matters. No restoration occurred, and no Everly descendants returned after leaving Kingsley Boulevard. Municipal records noted unsuccessful ownership transfers and continued deterioration of the vacant property. The interior rooms remained closed, preserving business papers and household furnishings left behind. Over the decades, moisture damage, weather exposure, and structural wear affected the marble walls, copper roof, and decorative features. The Edwardian and Classical Revival mansion remains empty on the residential boulevard, slowly deteriorating without restoration or confirmed future use.