Eccentric millionaire’s O’Hara mansion leaves lasting legacy as Bayernhof Music Museum
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The Bayernhof Music Museum in O’Hara is open to public tours with reservations.
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Curator Jim Mousseau on the grounds at the Bayernhof Museum in O’Hara. Bayernhoff is a 19,000-square-foot German-styled mansion built in 1982 by the late Pittsburgh millionaire Charles B. Brown III. The mansion-turned-museum boasts one of the world’s largest collections of self-playing musical instruments and provides a glimpse into the lifestyle of one of Pittsburgh’s most eccentric residents.
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A portrait of late Bayernhof owner Charles Boyd Brown III, known as “Chuck” to his friends, is displayed in the family room at Bayernhof Music Museum in O’Hara.
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Bayernhof Music Museum docent Jami Skalos in the French Room, one of six bedrooms featured during tours of the museum.
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Bayernhof Music Museum tours include 150 music machines and rare collectables and provide a glimpse into the private and eccentric world of late Pittsburgh multi-millionaire Charles “Chuck” Boyd Brown III.
Joyce Hanz | For the Tribune-Review
This 1905 Aeolin Orchestelle organ on display at the Bayernhof Music Museum in O’Hara is one of only six in the world.
Joyce Hanz | For the Tribune-Review
Bayernhof Music Museum tours include 150 music machines and rare collectables and provide a glimpse into the private and eccentric world of late Pittsburgh multi-millionaire Charles “Chuck” Boyd Brown III.
