Old photos help bring new life to historic St. Cloud mansion

Old photos help bring new life to historic St. Cloud mansion

Old photos help bring new life to historic St. Cloud mansion

The historic Foley Mansion in St. Cloud has a new life after a major makeover.

After several years of sitting vacant due to a fire, the home has been turned into an events center.

The fire destroyed 80% of the interior, so project designers used old photos to recreate the home’s past.

“We got lucky,” interior designer Cater Averbeck said. “We had a lot of photos from old newspapers, family photos, government photos even photos from the fire damage. It was a puzzle and you are a sleuth. You are like a historical sleuth. You are trying to recreate the past.”

The home is available for dinner parties, corporate events and more.