The Elms: Not accessible

Tour involves standing, walking and stairs. Limited bench seating is available for visitors to use throughout the tour route. The site is not equipped with ramps, elevators or lifts and there is no air-conditioning. Service dogs are welcome. Visitors can access The Elms Virtual Tour of the museum from their own digital device.

Parking lot

The parking lot for The Elms is next to the main house. There are four handicapped parking stalls. The distance from the handicapped stall to the main entrance of the house is 382 feet.

The distance from the exit to the parking lot is 600 feet.

The distance from the bus parking lot on Bellevue Court to the entrance is 746 feet and includes 6 stairs on the pathway.

The distance from the exit to the bus parking lot is 631 feet and consists of an oil-and-stone pathway.

Outdoor paths

The paths around The Elms landscape vary in width. The narrowest pathways are 70 inches wide. Most of the pathways on the back and side lawns are made up of pea stone. The parking lot and the pathway from the parking lot to the main entrance is paved asphalt.

Elevator

There is no public elevator available for use at The Elms.

Stairs

There are 7 stairs to get into the house from the driveway. The width of the front door is 31 inches.

There are 7 stairs from the entryway to the first floor.

There are 39 stairs from the first floor to the second floor.

There are 53 stairs from the second floor down to the basement.

To access the restroom from the entryway, there are 14 stairs.

Tour route distances

The entire interior tour route is a total distance of 960 feet.

First floor: 357 feet.

Second floor: 472 feet.

Basement: 131 feet.

Restrooms

Restrooms are in the basement of the main house. There is one handicapped-accessible bathroom.

Servant Life Tour

The total distance of The Elms Servant Life Tour is 1,522 feet.

The tour consists of ascending 107 stairs and descending 120 stairs:

• 7 stairs from the entry way to the main driveway (descending).
• 6 stairs from the main driveway to the service entrance (descending).
• 82 stairs from the basement to the third floor (ascending & descending).
• 3 stairs from the third floor to the roof (ascending & descending).
• 8 stairs from the roof to the lookout (ascending & descending).
• 14 stairs from the basement to the sub-basement (ascending & descending).