The Wonderful Williamstown 1896 House Inn and Country Lodgings
A couple of weeks ago, my oldest daughter Amanda and I took a mini-break to wander up to Vermont so that I could take photos of covered bridges and she could visit her friend Darci who is attending Bennington College in Southern Vermont. I thought it would also be the ideal time to find someplace nice to stay in the Berkshires so after a little bit of searching on the Internet, I found The 1896 House Inn and Country Lodgings in Williamstown, a small town tucked away in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. Originally built as a milking barn with a bull pen in 1896 - of course! - the 1896 House got its start as a famous restaurant in 1939 which enjoyed "an unparalleled reputation for excellence for approximately 40 years". As the restaurant was so popular, a lodging facility called The Brookside Country Motel was built in 1951 to accommodate the patrons who flocked to The 1896 House. The popularity of the motel and restaurant was such that soon sixteen additional guest...