Ron Ketelsen

The Pavilion went up in the mid-1830s, right as Sharon Springs was becoming one of the country's leading health resorts. People came for the mineral water - its healing qualities had been known for generations - but the Pavilion gave them a lot more than a place to take the cure. It started out as the Great House, and before long it had become the social and architectural heart of the village, a destination built around health, leisure, and polished society.