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The Atkinson family stopped coming to North Hatley in the 1940's and The Birches then changed hands a few times, before being converted into a prestigious inn in 1950 by Robert F. Brown, a Montrealer who had just graduated from Cornell Hotel School. Your hosts, Kathryn and Stephen Stafford, purchased the Manor from Robert Brown in 1979 and have been on site ever since. Continuous improvements have been made over the years, but always with the attempt to remember the origins and ambiance of this very special place.
Today the 40 bedrooms at Hovey Manor are installed not only in the main house, but also ingeniously fitted into the former servants' quarters, ice house, pump house, electric house and caretaker's residence. Many contain antiques that were purchased by Henry Atkinson himself. Many of the books in the library date from the Atkinson's residency and the original dining room table is the large round antique table to be found in front of
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The Atkinson family stopped coming to North Hatley in the 1940's and The Birches then changed hands a few times, before being converted into a prestigious inn in 1950 by Robert F. Brown, a Montrealer who had just graduated from Cornell Hotel School. Your hosts, Kathryn and Stephen Stafford, purchased the Manor from Robert Brown in 1979 and have been on site ever since. Continuous improvements have been made over the years, but always with the attempt to remember the origins and ambiance of this very special place.
Today the 40 bedrooms at Hovey Manor are installed not only in the main house, but also ingeniously fitted into the former servants' quarters, ice house, pump house, electric house and caretaker's residence. Many contain antiques that were purchased by Henry Atkinson himself. Many of the books in the library date from the Atkinson's residency and the original dining room table is the large round antique table to be found in front of
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