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Below are press clippings about Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast. Congressman Charlie Wilson's Visit February 2010
Bayberry House bed and breakfasts bringing North End homes back to former glory
Staff photo POSTED: February 8, 2010 STEUBENVILLE - Visitors stepping into the Bayberry Westfall or Garrett bed and breakfast houses on North Fourth Street are literally surrounded by a traditional elegance that was once the norm for the stately homes in the city's North End. Scott Dressel and Vance Posey recently opened their second bed and breakfast and have plans to start work this spring on a third home in the city's Historic District. "We have had more than 150 guests from 17 states and Ireland. There have been visitors to the community as well as wedding photo opportunities. We are also preparing for a wedding rehearsal dinner here which will be a lot of fun," said Dressel. "The Westfall House at 813 N. Fourth St. offers a quiet retreat in a Victorian-style setting while the Garrett House at 741 N. Fourth St. is refined and very comfortable," explained Dressel. Dressel said both guest houses include a fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher and dishes for use during a stay. "While most guests choose to prepare their own breakfast in the kitchen, we also provide a continental breakfast of baked goods, fruit, juice and coffee in the morning on request. Pre-shopping is also available for a small fee if you would like us to stock the kitchen with food and beverages prior to your visit," Dressel explained. Reservations and additional information about the Bayberry House bed and breakfast homes are available at www.bayberryproperties.com or at (740) 632-2899. "We will start working this year on the former Weir-Millsop home at 801 N. Fourth St. It will take time because of our dedication to true restoration and detail. But once that house is finished I am confident visitors will enjoy all three Bayberry House bed and breakfast establishments," said Dressel. "It can be a step back to the elegance of the Victorian Age and a very comfortable stay in a beautiful home," declared Dressel.
Piece of the past given new lifeBy MARIAN HOUSER, Community editorNovember 17, 2009 I saw something beautiful last Friday. I tagged along for a ribbon-cutting at Bayberry Properties' new bed and breakfast, Garret House, and was reluctant to leave. It's an amazing restoration of classic Fourth Street homes once owned by Steubenville's wealthiest citizens. This house was at the bottom of a downhill slide when Scott M. Dressel and Vance J. Posey came on the scene. They are like a two-man rescue team for Steubenville's historic North End jewels that have been hidden by the grime of decay for too long. Garret House becomes the second of three bed and breakfast inns they plan to open. This one is so wonderful I wanted to hide in a closet and come out when everyone was gone. The faultlessly decorated downstairs rooms invite you to curl up on a couch in front of a fire with a good book. I think others shared my inclination to do just that because we all lingered long after the ribbon-cutting. I can't imagine anyone investing so much time and having such an abundance of talent required for this transformation. The refinished floors and the striking dark woodwork are complemented by a smart selection of paint colors and wallpaper that joins the furnishings in making this large house cozy and comfortable. There is an intimacy that makes you forget its size. The classic good taste also reigns in the upstairs bedrooms, the great kitchen and spacious dining room. If you rent a room there, you also have the freedom of the downstairs. It makes me want to move away so I can come back and stay there. It also made me happy to see this reflection of Steubenville's glory days given new life. As I stood on the wraparound porch and looked down Fourth Street I thought of something I read about the days when the wives of prominent citizens rode up Fourth Street in their carriages, clad in Worth gowns and fur coats and muffs, leaving their calling cards at the mansions along the way. I like to picture that in my mind but I don't imagine myself in a carriage. I think I might have been one of the people who used the back staircase, which is an enduring reminder of the servants required to maintain that way of life. Thursday, I took the front stairs. P.S. Scott tells me the house is open for tours at 2 p.m. most Sundays, if they don't have guests. It would be well worth the trip. Bayberry House Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting:
Herald Star, November 13, 2009. By David Gossett Bayberry Properties has opened a second bed and breakfast on North Fourth Street in Steubenville. Owner Scott M. Dressel and Vance J. Posey held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday and will offer an open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Garrett House at 741 N. Fourth St. The Garrett House is the second of three bed and breakfast inns planned by the Bayberry Properties Owners. Dressel said restoring the houses in the city's North End "help protect, save, treasure and enjoy an historical part of the community." Taking part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony were, front, from left, Sue Hershey, president of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce; Kathy Gagin representing U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-St. Clairsville; Vance Posey of Bayberry Properties; Scott Dressel of Bayberry Properties; Mayor Domenick Mucci; and Michelle Marsella, Investor relations coordinator of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce; middle Rachel Sensel; Derek Martin of Bayberry Properties; and David Fortunato 4th Ward Councilman; and back, Alex Marshall, chairman of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Jess Looman of the Herald-Star; Joanne Styczenski of Progress Alliance; and Jody Powers and Marian Houser of the Herald-Star.
Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast opens
BAYBERRY HOUSE FOR YOU — The Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast is open for groups at 813 N. Fourth St. Guests rent the entire house, which can sleep up to eight people. The restoration of the Victorian home was led by, from left, Scott Dressel, his son, Derek Martin, and business partner, Vance J. Posey. -Paul Giannamore By PAUL GIANNAMORE, Business editor
POSTED: June 28, 2009
STEUBENVILLE -
After years
of work, restoration of an historic North Fourth Street Victorian home has led
to the opening of the Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast. The home at Bayberry
House is the first of three homes that Dressel is hoping to have restored into a
multi-unit inn, which eventually will feature as its centerpiece the former home
of David Weir son of E.T. Weir, founder of Weirton Steel Corp. The house at The house
played a prominent role in the city's history, serving as the home to several
industrialists and leading citizens during the late 19th and early 20th
centuries. The house was the home of J.M. Freeman, owner of the terra cotta
works in the city, in the 1880s; C.A. Freeman, secretary of Central Sewer Pipe
Co., in the early 1900s; H.D. Westfall, vice president of the LaBelle Iron Works
(forerunner to what is now Severstal Wheeling), in the mid-teens; and C?D.
Simeral, publisher of the Herald-Star, around 1929. When staying
at the Bayberry House, the guests rent the entire house. A stroll up
the refurbished sidewalk and steps onto the restored, pillared front porch takes
a visitor through a high front door into a foyer with a restored stairway
leading to the second floor. A formal parlor and dining room capture the era of
Victorian elegance, while a sitting room off the dining room is thoroughly
classic and modern at the same time, featuring a new wide-screen television. The
flooring on the first floor are restored to their natural oak and walnut finish,
and refinished or reproduction woodwork is used throughout the house. The
kitchen has modern appliances for cooking, and Dressel said Bayberry provides
baked goods and coffee from the Downtown Bakery daily for guests. The home has
four bedrooms on the second floor along with a full, modern bath, and there is
another full bath on the first floor. A set of back stairs lead from the kitchen
to the second floor. Up to eight guests may stay at the Bayberry House. The Bayberry
House, Dressel said, is for "anyone interested in staying in a unique,
unusual setting, or someone who is interested in history." The inn
already has attracted guests from The house is
part of an ambitious plan that would see the house next door, Dressel said
work on "In
restoration work, we run into things we do not expect," Dressel said.
"I have been doing this for 20 years and I expect everything to be
unexpected, so that I don't worry about it like I used to." For
information on the Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast, call (740) 632-2899, or
e-mail Dressel at scott@bayberryproperties.com
or visit www.bayberryproperties.com
and click on the Bayberry House link. (Giannamore
can be contacted at pgiannamore@heraldstaronline.com.)
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2007
February 2009 Kitchen Completed September 2009
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