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Black Bass Hotel
Lumberville, Pennsylvania, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
The Black Bass Hotel is one of the oldest inns in the country, a Delaware River tavern that dates to the 1740s and has traded as Wall's Tavern, Temple Bar, and The Rising Sun. Jack Thompson bought it at auction in 2008 and cut eleven rooms with four baths down to eight suites, most with balconies over the river or Lumberville. A pewter bar and dining rooms restored with hundreds of catalogued antiques fill a house on the National Register.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 1745
About Black Bass Hotel
- The house claims a 1740s origin; the hotel site uses 1745 as the build year.
- Thompson's 2008 restoration warehoused and restored more than 700 antiques and artworks.
- Eleven second-floor rooms with four baths became eight suites, most with river or village balconies.
History
The Black Bass Hotel in Lumberville began as an eighteenth-century tavern on the Delaware, operating under names including Wall's Tavern, Lumberville Hotel, Temple Bar, and The Rising Sun. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. After years of decay it went to auction in 2008. Jack Thompson and family gutted and restored the building, converting eleven rooms into eight suites. Ownership later passed within the Thompson family.
Experiences
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Amenities
- Packages designed to fit every service preference
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