A person I know who arrived at the mansion in the late 70s said he would rewire it then... nothing has been done to this chandelier since other than the addition then removal of arms supporting candles.

I asked the owner of the condition of the wiring in the rest of the estate... A lot of the lighting was rewired... Before they arrived in the mid 50's though [Linked Image] Several fixtures were combination gas and electric.

The estate was cited for some 50 to 60 violations a few years back. It passed inspection some time later.

But with around 60 000 square feet, who knows what needs to be done.