When you stay at our private bed and breakfast in Carroll
County, NH, you’ll enjoy a hearty breakfasts each morning. Our central location
between the Lakes and White Mountains Regions of New Hampshire makes it very
easy to enjoy all the New Hampshire has to offer: tax free shopping, winter and
summer sports, historical and natural landmarks... all are close by. Meanwhile,
how about a little history?
In 1884 Nathaniel G. Palmer built his
spacious home around the site of a smaller home believed to be the residence of
his father. His unique, Greek-Revival home, overlooking Crystal Lake and Eaton's
famous Little White Church, was documented in the North Country Council's
Historic Buildings Inventory. Nathaniel soon began taking in travelers, as well
as the many visitors that came to spend their summers enjoying the mountains and
lakes and his house became known as The Palmer House. After Nathaniel's death in
1899, his wife, Mary, continued to take in guests and their son, Frank continued
this until the 1940's. In the late 1940's, The Palmer House was purchased by the Buckelew family who started Camp Star Acres. It was later turned into a co-ed
boarding school and was incorporated as The Palmer House School in 1961. The
school closed in 1974. In 1976 the original building was purchased by Frank and
Mary Gospodarek who converted it back to an inn and called it The Palmer House
Inn. In 1986, the inn once again changed hands and was purchased by Walter and
Jacqueline Spink, who renamed it the Inn at Crystal Lake. There was one more set
of owners, Richard and Janice Octeau, before the current innkeepers took over.
Your hosts, Bobby Barker and Tim Ostendorf, have owned the inn since
July of 2001
and are extremely honored to be continuing the tradition started by Nathaniel
Palmer in 1884.
Some of the many features of the Inn at Crystal Lake include...
Eleven comfortable guest rooms - each with:
● Private bath
● elemint™
& terra green™ environmentally friendly bath amenities
● CD radio
● Flat screen TV
● Air-conditioning
● Bath robes
●
Free wireless internet access
Select rooms also have:
● Iron & ironing board
● DVD player
● Porch or balcony access
● Writing desk
● Refrigerator
Hearty breakfasts are always included in our rates so your day is sure
to be started off on the right foot... and you may not even have to leave
Eaton if you don't want to. For example, here are just a few of the many
local artisans and cottage industries:
Eaton Village Store
- breakfast/lunch counter, post office and country store
Motomo Studio & Gallery - collection
of fine art and gifts
Garden Dreams - products for the bath,
body and soul
Foss Mountain Farm - our local Alpaca
farm
And, of course, there is sparkling Crystal Lake to enjoy all year long.
And with recommendations from
The Boston Globe, SKI Magazine,
Boston Chronicle, The Boston Herald, New Hampshire Chronicle, Yankee Magazine's Ultimate Guide to Autumn in New England,
New Hampshire Magazine, New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path, New Hampshire - An
Explorer's Guide and NHToDo Magazine... not to mention our own guests - well,
you're almost guaranteed a great stay!
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