19th Century Guest Houses/Hotels | Princeton Historical Society

# 162
Mountain Road

Built 1835

1870 bought Wilkes Roper

originally called Summer House

1890 sold to be a vacation rest home for working women from Boston
Fernside
"Mr. Wilkes Roper made several ventures in the summer boarding business; the most notable being his purchase of the property now known as Fernside, in 1870. During his occupancy two wings were added to the house. He continued the business until 1885 when Mr. F. A. Boyd took the property on lease for four years. Mr. Roper then sold the premises in 1890 to who ran the house as a vacation rest for working women from the Boston area."

Currently being operated as a B. & B. by Richard and Jocelyn Morrison. For more pictures click this link.

Old Pictures
The Fernside Inn Today
The Fernside Story
By Miss M. Josephine Allen

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