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Sadsburyville Hotel |
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A history of the historic Sadsburyville
Hotel Building * |
| The Sadsburyville Hotel is a historic
and interesting building located in Sadsbury Township. The township
name, Sadsbury, originated from an English town named "Sudbury".
The "ville" was incorporated into the name in 1825 when a post
office was opened in town at the Hotel. |
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| On July 27th 1799, John Sloan was deeded the property on which he
built the Hotel. The original Hotel. The Hotel itself is located at the
intersection of Lincoln Highway and Old Wilmington Road. Old Wilmington
Road was earlier known as Old Limestone Road and had evolved earlier
from an even older Indian Trail. |
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| Lincoln Highway, originally called the Lancaster
Turnpike was the first macadamized road in the Country in 1794. The
Hotel laid almost exactly half way between Philadelphia and Lancaster.
There was four stage coach stops daily: 7 a.m., 10 a.m. (mail stage both
ways), 2 p.m. (which told the number to prepare for dinner and lodging)
and the 6 p.m. coach which brought the overnight guests. Due to the
Hotels close location to The Mason Dixon Line, the Hotel encountered
such visitors such as General Lafayette, and his son, George Washington
Lafayette. |
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| In the first
three decades of the 19th century, the Hotel did extremely well
and was a fair bet to become the major urban center that Chester
County seemed to lack. At this point, Coatesville was only five
or six log cabins. Unfortunately, Sadsburyville's bright future
died when the railroad bypassed it by about a mile to the South. |
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| When The Pennsylvania Railroad was built in 1833, the Hotel
changed owners a great deal. After John Sloan's original opening
John H. Kendig owned the Hotel. However, it wasn't until John
K. Bair purchased the building in 1870 that the popularity of
the Hotel was restored. Prior to Bair's purchasing of the Hotel,
the Town had voted out the sale of liquor and alcoholic beverages.
Bair made improvements to the building and was able to re-attain
the beverage license. After John K. Bair died in 1908, the building
was put up for sale yet again. |
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| With the Prohibition Act in the 1930's, the building became
an apartment house and just a symbol of what used to be. In
1945, Ralph C. Hoopes, bought the Hotel. He opened the Sadsburyville
Tavern with a dining room, and apartment house, along with many
cosmetic improvements. |
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| In 1953 George and Andrew Shesko bought the Hotel and used the
dining room as a cocktail lounge and served sandwiches and appetizers. |
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| In 1973, Harry and Athena Lymberis bought the Hotel and re-introduced
it as "Harry's
Famous Hotdogs". In 1992, the Lymberis Family did
extensive renovations to both the interior and exterior of the
beautiful 18th century building. It has become the centerpiece
of the Village of Sadsburyville and indicates the aesthetic
value and charm of the town. The Lymberis' still own and operate
the Bar and Restaurant originally known as Sadsburyville Hotel
and have once again made it a prosperous business in Sadsbury
Township. |
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| * As taken from the Thesis paper of John H. Lymberis, Temple University, Department
of Architecture 1991 |
