Van Helsing Manor

Van Helsing Manor was the ancestreal Home of The Van Helsing family in Liberty Falls. It was an important location until it was burned down by Lizzie, after the death of Matthew, during Season Four.

## History

Luke Van Helisng and Miranda Winters-Van Helsing were the owners until their death. Miranda's sister Jennifer Winters moved in to take care of Lizzie ,Brandon and Matthew, only to later die herself. Alaric Grayson moved in to be the two's guardian since they had no other family. Unfortunately, he later became a vampire, then has to be killed putting everyone in danger, leaving Elena and Jeremy alone without a guardian. The next day, Jeremy and Elena repaint his room.

In Season Four, Elena briefly moved out the house when Jeremy became a vampire hunter; she had been turned, making it unsafe to stay. Eventually, Jeremy managed to control himself and she moved back in. When Jeremy died, Elena became so distraught she decided to burn down the house with his body in it as a cover and did so after she turned off her humanity.

## Layout

### Ground Floor

Below is a very rough plan of the ground floor. It is not accurate in dimensions, merely a general overview of the layout. The gaps in the outer frame indicate windows/doors.

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The main corridor runs from the entrance and through the house to the kitchen, ending in garden doors leading outside in the kitchen. There are two living rooms, connected by sliding doors that are usually open. The kitchen is confusing because it has three entrances.

The ??? room is a room that was never used for any scene. There are only glimpses shown of it, there appears to be a table inside, so presumably it's a dining room.

Below is a gallery showing a tour of the ground floor, with captions explicating where each scene is located within the house.

TVD4x11-Gilbert House 1.jpgThis is the entrance – you can see the staircase behind Elena and JeremyTVD2x03-Gilbert House 2.jpgSame entrance – in the back you can see the kitchen door to the outsideTVD2x11-Gilbert House 3.jpgMain corridor – staircase on the right, living room 1 on the left, kitchen door behind BonnieTVD1x15-Gilbert House 4.jpgA zoom in of the same shot – the same kitchen door in the back, the table is between the kitchen on the right and living room 2 on the leftTVD2x04-Gilbert House 5.jpgA 180 – now we're looking from the kitchen on the front door, so the staircase is now on the left, Mason just came out of living room 1TVD4x15-Gilbert House 6.jpgSame angle, from further away, kitchen is on the leftTVD1x03 Elena 13.jpgSame angle, but now we can see the kitchen table. The front door is behind StefanTVD2x13-Gilbert House 8.jpgZoom in of the same corridor – living room 1 is on the rightTVD2x16-Gilbert House 9.jpgA 180 of the previous shot – living room 1 is now on the left, kitchen aheadTVD1x12-Gilbert House 10.jpgMore of living room 1, the doors to living room 2 are closedTVD1x12-Gilbert House 11.jpgMore of living room 1, notice the fireplace in the back and the couch in from of itTVD4x15-Gilbert House 12.jpgA different shot of living room 1TVD4x12-Gilbert House 13.jpgAnd another oneTVD2x15-Gilbert House 14.jpgStill living room 1, the couch and the fireplaceTVD2x15-Gilbert House 15.jpgA 180 of the previous shot, the front door is to the right of JeremyTVD4x15-Gilbert House 16.jpgSame angle. The ??? room in the back is open for onceTVD1x05-Gilbert House 17.jpgA different view of the staircase from living room 1. Jenna came from the kitchenTVD3x16-Gilbert House 18.jpgSame angleTVD2x01-Gilbert House 19.jpgAnd again same angleTVD1x09-Gilbert House 20.jpgA different shot of the entry hallway – front door on the right, the double door to the ??? room behind JennaTVD4x12-Gilbert House 21.jpgSame doors, different angle of the same view. Kol is kicking in the front doorTVD2x17-Gilbert House 22.jpgStill same doors, a shot from further awayTVD3x01-Gilbert House 23.jpgSame view – from living room 1 onto the entrance. The couch is on the rightTVD2x07-Gilbert House 24.jpgSame view, from further away – from living room 2TVD1x13-Gilbert House 25.jpgSame view, now we can see more of living room 1 – the window in the back is the one on the porch next to the swingTVD3x10-Gilbert House 26.jpgAn even further away view of the entrance – on the right is the leather couch in living room 2TVD4x06-Gilbert House 27.jpgLiving room 1 – same window behind Elena, entrance is on the rightTVD1x03-Gilbert House 28.jpgSame window, same living roomTVD2x04-Gilbert House 29.jpgSame window behind Caroline, to the right is the side window, the fireplace is behind Elena on the rightTVD4x15-Gilbert House 30.jpgSame view, different angle, the fireplace is to the right of ElenaTVD2x01-Gilbert House 31.jpgKatherine is fighting Stefan in living room 1, fireplace on her right, the side window behind herTVD4x01-Gilbert House 32.jpgThe fireplace is now in the back, you can see another side window to the right of the fireplace. Further right is the entrance to living room 2TVD1x12-Gilbert House 33.jpgSame view, same window, only door to living room 2 is closedTVD2x04-Gilbert House 34.jpgSame window to the right of Damon, living room 2 ahead, view from the front windowTVD2x07-Gilbert House 35.jpgSame entrance to living room 2, Jenna is on the leather couch, the TV is in the cabinet behind Elena and Matt (it closes)TVD1x09-Gilbert House 36.jpgAnother view of living room 2, the door in the back leads outside, presumably to the backyardTVD4x14-Gilbert House 37.jpgA further away shot of the same view. Behind the leather couch, to the right, is the kitchenTVD1x10-Gilbert House 38.jpgBack to living room 1, view from the couch. Behind Jenna is the white arch between living room 1 and the hallwayTVD2x16-Gilbert House 39.jpgStill a view from the couch in living room 1, same staircase as at the beginningTVD4x13-Gilbert House 40.jpgBack to the view of living room 2, the picture on the left is where Damon was drawing the dancing puppyTVD2x11-Gilbert House 41.jpgA 180 of the previous shot. Elena is on the leather couch, the window in the back is the front windowTVD2x07-Gilbert House 42.jpgThe leather couch in living room 2, the kitchen is behind them, the TV in front of themTVD1x13-Gilbert House 43.jpgSame couch, only with a blanketTVD1x08-Gilbert House 44.jpgSame couch, Jeremy is sitting at the kitchen tableTVD1x08-Gilbert House 45.jpgA 180 of the previous shot, so it's seen from the kitchen. Now the TV is behind them.TVD4x12-Gilbert House 46.jpgSame view, from further away. Behind Elena is the table, behind it living room 2, Jeremy and Matt on the leather couch, in front of the TVTVD4x12-Gilbert House 47.jpgSame view, different angle. Kol is sitting on the back of the leather couchTVD4x06-Gilbert House 48.jpgA 180 of the previous shot – view of the kitchen from living room 2, leather couch at the bottomTVD3x04-Gilbert House 49.jpgSame view. Behind the table is the kitchen island, Elena is behind it. Behind her is a window on the right side of the house.TVD2x13-Gilbert House 50.jpgSame view.TVD3x10-Gilbert House 51.jpgIt's a very popular view in the seriesTVD1x06-Gilbert House 52.jpgVery popularTVD2x04-Gilbert House 53.jpgUsed all the timeTVD1x13-Gilbert House 54.jpgAll the timeTVD1x04-Gilbert House 55.jpgSometimes zoomed in a bitTVD1x13-Gilbert House 56.jpgSame view, only slightly to the right. Damon is behind the kitchen island, it's still the same side window behind himTVD1x05-Gilbert House 57.jpgExactly the same view. Elena just came from the hallwayTVD1x16-Gilbert House 58.jpgThe kitchen island and the stove, you can see both kitchen windowsTVD1x04-Gilbert House 59.jpgThe window behind them is in the back of the houseTVD1x05-Gilbert House 60.jpgIt was the same window Elena saw Stefan's vampire reflection inTVD1x03-Gilbert House 61.jpgThe window is now behind Elena, there's a sink under it. Notice the short kitchen counter to the rightTVD1x02-Gilbert House 62.jpgSame counter, from a 180 view. The door behind it is the one visible from the front entranceTVD1x13-Gilbert House 63.jpgSame door, different angleTVD1x15-Gilbert House 4.jpgBack to this shot, now you can place the door and table within the kitchenTVD1x06-Gilbert House 64.jpgA view of the kitchen from the hallway entranceTVD1x03-Gilbert House 65.jpgSame idea, only more to the rightTVD4x12-Gilbert House 66.jpgIt's from the entrance behind Elena, it's still the same tableTVD2x04-Gilbert House 67.jpgA new view – from behind the kitchen island. Mason and Damon are standing in front of it, living room 2 is in the backgroundTVD1x21-Gilbert House 68.jpgSame viewTVD4x13-Gilbert House 69.jpgSame view, only from behind the table where Kol's body is lyingTVD2x13-Gilbert House 70.jpgStill living room 2 in the background, but with the fridge on the right. Notice the cupboard in the backTVD1x02-Gilbert House 71.jpgBack to the hallway entrance, the cupboard is on its right hereTVD1x13-Gilbert House 72.jpgSame entrance. Damon is behind the islandTVD2x15-Gilbert House 73.jpgSame entrance. You can see the doorframe is white on the inside, brown on the outideTVD1x05 Elena 16.jpgSame entrance, there are sliding doors between the doorframesTVD1x05-Gilbert House 75.jpgSame entrance behind Elena, she's walking towards the islandTVD1x05-Gilbert House 76.jpgThe fridge is now in the back, Elena is facing the island where Stefan is cookingTVD1x03-Gilbert House 77.jpgSame view but from living room 2, the fridge is still in the back. The entrance from the hallways is on the very rightTVD1x06-Gilbert House 78.jpgFridge again. Notice the pictures on the right – the corridor there leads to the ??? roomTVD1x05-Gilbert House 79.jpgThe door to the ??? room, the fridge on the rightTVD3x13-Gilbert House 80.jpgSame view – it's the only time the door to the ??? room was open – the window there is the front right windowTVD2x04-Gilbert House 81.jpgThis is a shot from the ??? room, whose entrance faces the island. The window in the back is the one above the sinkTVD1x09-Gilbert House 82.jpgSame viewTVD3x13-Gilbert House 83.jpgSame view – Elena and Matt went through the ??? room looking for traces of bloodTVD4x12-Gilbert House 84.jpgThe entrance – the door to the ??? room is open, the window there is the one on the right of the porch
## Invited Vampires/Hybrids

### Vampires

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* Lizzie Van Helsing (formerly)
* Damian Sullivan (formerly)
* Katherine Peterson †
* Jason Sullivan (formerly)

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* Neal †
* Ava †
* Erik Mikaelson †
* Isobel Flemming

* Kaleb Mikaelson
* Vicki Donovan †

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### Hybrids

* Niklaus Mikaelson
* Tyler Lockwood † (formerly)

## Trivia

* The house's address is 2104 Maple Street, as revealed in *The Devil Inside* by Matt.
* The Gilbert House has been the place where a lot of incidents occurred such as when Katherine is introduced in the present, and when Jeremy sees Anna and Vicki after his resurrection.
* In real life, this house and Forbes House are next to each other.
	+ The real address is 2104 Floyd Street NE, Covington, Georgia, USA.
* The Gilbert House in *Pilot* was a different house because it was the only episode filmed in Vancouver.
* Elijah was the first Original vampire to set foot inside the Gilbert house, following by Kol and Klaus.
	+ Kol and Klaus were the Originals vampire who were invited into this house in *A View to a Kill*.
* In *Stand By Me*, Elena Gilbert burns the Gilbert House down in order to be used as a cover story for Jeremy's death. Previously, Klaus threatened to burn down the house.
	+ In real life, a few months earlier, the house was put up for sale.
	+ Apparently, Elena was going to ask Bonnie Bennett to use her powers to burn down the house; she inquired where Bonnie was when she came downstairs, and, upon finding she had already left, stated, "I guess I'll have to do this the old-fashioned way."
* Elena mentioned burning it down with Jeremy's dead body inside to Elijah in *American Gothic*.
* The Gilbert House didn't make any appearances in Season Five.
* The Gilbert House made an appearance in Season Six's second episode, *Yellow Ledbetter*
	+ Damon and Bonnie find it in the 1994 prison world.
* The house reappears in *I Alone*, where Damon tells Elena that he and Bonnie used to come to the house everyday as the only way to connect to her. In this episode, Elena says she misses the house too.
* The Gilbert House made an appearance in Season Seven's twenty-first episode, *Requiem for a Dream*.
	+ Bonnie finds the house and sees Elena.
* Finn and Rebekah are the only Original vampires to never set foot inside the Gilbert House.
* *"She became a doctor, Damon rebuilt her house, the Gilbert house, for her,"* Williamson reveals to Bustle.

## Gallery

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## See also

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1. ↑ Bustle