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Stately, grand and slightly haunted
1874 Schenck Mansion B&B is the star of the show in tiny Vevay
Written by
Ashley Petry
Star correspondent
Apr. 29, 2012
For years, Lisa Fisher kept her eye on the historic "house on the hill" in Vevay.
"I grew up in the area and watched that old house deteriorate, and I knew no one else was going to save it," she said.
Fisher and her husband, Jerry Fisher, were farmers, but in 1998, she persuaded him to buy the house and transform it into the Schenck Mansion Bed & Breakfast.
The gamble paid off, and the Fishers are now full-time innkeepers. The bed and breakfast has since been recognized as one of the best in the Midwest. Fisher said it is often booked up months in advance.
The 35-room mansion was built in 1874 in the Second Empire style, with a four-story tower, a mansard roof and elaborate tin trim. The house has four porches, seven balconies, eight chimneys and four original copper-lined bathtubs.
Five rooms are available to guests, with prices ranging from $90 to $200 per night.
The bed and breakfast is rumored to have ghosts -- as many as seven of them, according to a medium who visited the site.
Fisher said guests often report passing a young woman on the stairs who doesn't respond when they say hello. Because the woman is dressed in old-fashioned clothes, guests often complain to Fisher that the "Amish housekeeper" is rude -- but of course, Fisher doesn't have an Amish housekeeper.
Guests who get through the night without getting spooked will enjoy the farm-style breakfast, complete with scrambled eggs, bacon and seasonal items, such as blueberry pancakes in the spring and apple pancakes in the fall.
Travelers also have several dining options in downtown Vevay, which is pronounced "Vee-vee." Locals recommend Roxano's, an Italian restaurant offering pizzas and pastas.
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Stately, grand and slightly haunted
1874 Schenck Mansion B&B is the star of the show in tiny Vevay
Written by
Ashley Petry
Star correspondent
Apr. 29, 2012
For years, Lisa Fisher kept her eye on the historic "house on the hill" in Vevay.
"I grew up in the area and watched that old house deteriorate, and I knew no one else was going to save it," she said.
Fisher and her husband, Jerry Fisher, were farmers, but in 1998, she persuaded him to buy the house and transform it into the Schenck Mansion Bed & Breakfast.
The gamble paid off, and the Fishers are now full-time innkeepers. The bed and breakfast has since been recognized as one of the best in the Midwest. Fisher said it is often booked up months in advance.
The 35-room mansion was built in 1874 in the Second Empire style, with a four-story tower, a mansard roof and elaborate tin trim. The house has four porches, seven balconies, eight chimneys and four original copper-lined bathtubs.
Five rooms are available to guests, with prices ranging from $90 to $200 per night.
The bed and breakfast is rumored to have ghosts -- as many as seven of them, according to a medium who visited the site.
Fisher said guests often report passing a young woman on the stairs who doesn't respond when they say hello. Because the woman is dressed in old-fashioned clothes, guests often complain to Fisher that the "Amish housekeeper" is rude -- but of course, Fisher doesn't have an Amish housekeeper.
Guests who get through the night without getting spooked will enjoy the farm-style breakfast, complete with scrambled eggs, bacon and seasonal items, such as blueberry pancakes in the spring and apple pancakes in the fall.
Travelers also have several dining options in downtown Vevay, which is pronounced "Vee-vee." Locals recommend Roxano's, an Italian restaurant offering pizzas and pastas.
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