McHenry Mansion

Such a beautiful gem! The mansion is beautifully decorated, well preserved, and has such a unique feel. I got married here and would recommend it as a wedding venue for anyone looking for a garden wedding. In terms of event planning, Laura was a sweetheart to work with and I appreciated all of her staff's support on the day of the event. The mansion itself is beautiful inside and out. There are two floors and a lower level basement. There are guest restrooms in the lower level. There is one usable restroom that is reserved for the bridal suite guests inside the mansion near the bridal suite room. Overall: Truly such a beautiful venue.

Came here near closing and got a free tour from the (retired) museum curator himself! Who was in charge of all the beautiful restorations starting in the 70s. Thank you Wayne.

Nice!Came for a wedding from out of town, who would have known. In the gut of Modesto is this sweet spot.A mansion in all it's beautiful glory. Worthy of a wedding reception. With room for maybe 150 guests outside in a nicely cared for courtyard. There's a dance floor and room for a D.J.They have tours of the mansion most day's with guides in period costume, sweet! Anyway the wedding was beautiful and the reception a picture perfect. Last words...Go find it.

I've taken two groups of out of town guests to tour the McHenry Mansion. Thanks to the Gallo Family, tours of the mansion are free and are available Sun-Fri. They are closed Saturdays. You first enter through the gift shop, which is located a bit west of the actual mansion. You watch an informational video first and then go on the tour.The two tour guides we had were both good but were very different. They focused on very different aspects of the mansion. My main critique of the McHenry mansion is that the gift shop doesn't have items for sale by local Modesto/Central Valley artists. I had a hard time finding any item unique to Modesto. They do sell some postcards of the mansion but even those should be re-done.

We really enjoyed our tour by Valli of the McHenry Mansion! So much fascinating history filled with colorful characters and interesting stories! There's no doubt that the McHenry family contributed to the Modesto community. They definitely did not embody the trait of one town founder who was too modest to have the town named after him. A family that wanted all the opulence and grandeur and willing to show it all off. The film at the beginning of the tour in the gift shop is really interesting, when some films like this can be drawn out and a little boring. Cute gift shop with super nice ladies who all are very knowledgeable!

So, McHenry mansion decided to place barricades up on the Modesto City School's Prom night to prevent kids from taking pictures. It's pretty shameful to treat the citizens of your community that way. This place is owned and operated by the City of Modesto. The city even paid to have a woman there blocking the kids who were wearing tuxedos and gowns from taking pictures. What a joke!

Fabulous location! I coordinate weddings and have used the mansion several times. Laura Mesa is very knowledgeable and helpful. I'm not sure why anyone would give a bad review. People forget there are liability issues with being allowed to take pictures at the mansion i.e. for the prom. As for the person that complained about insurance cost. It's all told to you up front. Laura tells you about insurance and any permits you may need for your event. There are rules that need to be followed, after all it is a historical location and rules help preserve it for all to enjoy.I highly recommend this location for garden weddings or events. It's a beautiful spot.

This is a lovingly restored bit of history. I really like the garden, but the house itself is creepy and reminds me of the haunted house at Disneyland.

The House is Beautiful but the staff who operate this place are Horribly rude, snotty, inconsiderate, arrogant and just plain nasty. They are only concerned with renting this old mansion out for events. I was basically thrown out of the building today and told that a private event was going on in 3 hours and could not come in. I don't know if the cranky old bag was staff or a wedding planner. But her nasty attitude was unprofessional. I live 90 miles away and won't return or donate anything to this place .

When my husband and I decided to find a wedding venue, my sister recommended McHenry Mansion! I grew up in Modesto and remembered how beautiful it was. We made an appointment with Laura to check it out and fell in love right away. 13 months later, we got married! The venue coordinators were so awesome to work with, and they even had guided tours which was so special for our guests. Thank you!