I happen to know the woman that bought the spiral staircase from the List Mansion and now has it in her house. Her husband and her bought the staircase when they were tearing down the mansion.
I was there yesterday as she is moving to Denver and is selling everything that she can not take with her and took a pic of the staircase as it is now.
When the homeowner told me that it is was the actual staircase where the murder occurred I just had to take a pic. When we were high school in the early 90's we always passed by the "Murder Mansion" because it was so spooky looking.
Just thought I would share this random info. Hope you enjoy the info.
I'm sorry but I don't believe your friend is accurate. My father's demolition company tore down the house and the staircase was not sold to anyone. I personally witnessed it being taken to metal recyclers. Unless the metal recyclers, who did not know the origins of the staircase, sold it to her directly, she probably just has a similar one. It was a solid steel staircase that weighed over a half a ton, my father was going to cut the second step out with a cutting torch but when it was dismantled they discovered that it was far too thick to cut in that way. We all took souvenirs from the house, mainly crystals from the chandeliers and bricks. There was nothing sold to anyone besides metal recyclers.
William List Mansion At 514 Villa Dr.
in Historic Houston
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I'm sorry but I don't believe your friend is accurate. My father's demolition company tore down the house and the staircase was not sold to anyone. I personally witnessed it being taken to metal recyclers. Unless the metal recyclers, who did not know the origins of the staircase, sold it to her directly, she probably just has a similar one. It was a solid steel staircase that weighed over a half a ton, my father was going to cut the second step out with a cutting torch but when it was dismantled they discovered that it was far too thick to cut in that way. We all took souvenirs from the house, mainly crystals from the chandeliers and bricks. There was nothing sold to anyone besides metal recyclers.