Enter a by-gone era at our stonehouse, circa 1820~Unique architecture & history. Honored as a Historic Landmark in our town. Step back in time, yet enjoy an extremely comfortable bed and beautiful neighborhood with a park!
The space:
You have private use of the house in a quiet neighborhood! Upstairs are three bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. The ground floor has the dining/living room, foyer and 1/2 bath, "Rocker Room" (circa 1820) and "Vintage Kitchen" (1950). We have achieved historic landmark status from our town, and we are very proud to share the history of this house that is connected to the War of 1812 and Buffalo!
There is so much to do in this area! We are a short drive from the Highmark Stadium where the Buffalo Bills play (32 min), Buffalo/Niagara Airport (15 min), Niagara Falls (45 min), & Several Buffalo Universities and Colleges (think Parent Weekend or Student Drop off). It takes less than 30 min on major streets and expressways to get to Downtown Buffalo hosting a wide variety of theatres, restaurants and nightlife. Drive to the East of us to reach Darien Lake Theme Park (25 min), Akron Falls (15 min), Batavia (30 min) and Rochester Area (60 min). Many of our guests wished they stayed longer, just to enjoy the house and neighborhood, much less the reason they came into town! Spring offers a Saturday morning farmers market, local hiking, pond fishing, bike paths and a park across the street is great for families.
All the bedrooms are outfitted with extremely comfortable, high end mattresses, including Saatva, Winkbed and Aireloom. We have dressed the beds with soft, cotton and hypoallergenic sheets, pillows and blankets. There are 2 full bathrooms upstairs with the bedrooms, with plenty of towels for you to use. Toilet paper, liquid hand soap & body wash are provided in each bathroom. Want to know more about the 3 bedrooms? Read on...
The Master King bedroom has a great king bed and twins. The wood floors in this room are original soft pine from the 1860's & we are very proud of the refinishing job we did! There are vintage wooden shutters in this room that date to the early 1940's. One of the twin beds is in an "annex" room that was built as a sewing room with an ironing board built into the wall in 1947. It features a walk in closet. This bedroom shares a hallway bathroom with the canopy room.
The middle bedroom is called the Rose Room after my daughter, who loves to paint roses, and you will see her artwork in that room. It has an incredibly comfortable mattress on the queen bed and en suite bathroom. The bathroom has newly installed tile and a gorgeous vessel sink that is hand-thrown on the wheel by my husband Jack. This room has an electric fireplace for ambiance and heat.
The older part of the house hosts the "Canopy Room", which has exposed original beams & a queen bed under a canopy. Antique dresser and beaded milk glass vases and lamps adorn this space. This room was the servants quarters in the 1940's and still has a back stairway that empties very close to the kitchen. We ask that you not use these stairs, as they are very steep. In the early 1800's, this was probably where they entered the loft bedroom via a ladder. The canopy room shares a hallway bathroom with the master king room. Past Guests think this is the most romantic room!
The three bedrooms can also accommodate a family smaller than 8! We also imagined that a couple with no kids would spend the weekend at our house with one or two other couples. Reunions? Hotel alternative? A romantic weekend with no kids (imagine the house to yourselves!)? Consider the possibilities!
Your dining/living room can be used to enjoy catered or take out food from 9 restaurants all within walking distance. The restaurants cover a spectrum of prices and meal choices, from a burger, pizza or gourmet plates. I have a great binder in the house with restaurant menus and recommendations.
You may use the kitchen for informal cooking. You will experience a small, cute kitchen, pretty much like it was in 1947. It has countertop appliances: induction 2 burner cooktop, George Foreman Grill, cottage size fridge, vintage wall oven, microwave, keurig machine (coffee pods provided), toaster, coffee pot (all sorts of coffee & sweeteners are provided), blender. We will have mugs, vintage dishes, bowls, silverware & wine glasses for you to use. There is no dishwasher, so you will need to wash the dishes you use and return them to the cupboards. I will provide common kitchen cleaning supplies and trash bags.
The kitchen remains as the greatest throw back to older times. We decided to leave it as it was originally installed, circa 1947. We have records that new ovens were installed in 1955 & they still work! Recently, a mason told us the brick walls look like 19th century work. Eighty years of a family's life was left in the attic and cupboards, so we were able to display and even reuse many items from a bygone era. Just outside the kitchen is the original room of the house, with a grand fireplace and rockers for you to relax. The walls in that space are the original plaster walls, we didn't paint over them! In the winter, we will set up your first wood fire for you to enjoy free of charge. We appreciate a small fee to pay for additional fires. We provide hardwood that is cut from trees on the property and prefer that you do not purchase other wood. We want to meet with you when you arrive to show you how to set up the fire and enjoy it safely.
We recently added a Smart TV in the living room. Please remember your own passwords to the streaming services you prefer. Our space invites families to talk over a puzzle, play games and enjoy the area. Several of our guests mentioned they didn't even turn on the TV, but really enjoyed the puzzle on the piano!
Like I said, the property is a work in progress. You might see us in the barn outback, working in there to open a ceramic studio. Currently there are several pieces of pottery in the house that Jack made, some even are for sale. We hope in the summer to offer "Come and Play in Clay...and Stay!" If you want to know the history of this home or know why we named it the Honeyhouse, just contact us!
