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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

About the Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House


The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House is a Victorian mansion and bed & breakfast located in the heart of the historic district of the nation’s first capitol, York, Pennsylvania. The ornate detail in this historic home will take your breath away.

Decorated with antique furniture and maintaining the look and feel of a Victorian mansion from the 1800s, the home features well-preserved adornments from the past, including gold-leaf, Italian, handcrafted Pier mirrors said to be covered by gold from Dr. Henry Smyser’s own Gold Rush expedition, crystal chandeliers, hand-crafted ceiling medallions and crown molding, stained-glass windows with family crests, an antique, 100 percent porcelain sink and water closet, 9 to 12 foot ceilings throughout the home, hand-cast, iron window heads, stunning mantles and marble fireplace surrounds, a second floor balcony, and a beautiful mural out back where the stable once stood in the brick courtyard.

The home belonged to Dr. Henry Smyser in the early to mid 1800s and was passed from him to his daughter Ella and her husband, Robert C. Bair. It remained in the Smyser-Bair family for 131 years before being left to the historical society, and then transformed into a successful bed and breakfast in the 1980s and 1990s.

Now under new management, The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House has opened its doors to make you feel at home.

We look forward to welcoming you to The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House. For reservations, more information, or to arrange a tour, please email Yorkinn@gmail.com or call 410-980-6746.

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