We got off for lunch at the Hathaway House, an 18-room Greek Revival mansion on U.S. 223 near downtown Blissfield. Later, the house was owned by two other families, the Lamleys and the Hathaways. The latter name endured when the house became a restaurant in 1961. Art, Mike and Mary Weeber became managers in 1963 and continue serving food in six dining rooms. 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 8 p.m Sunday.
Antique furnishings complement the landmark.
Guests will find a pre-television stereopticon with twin photo cards in one waiting room. A history of Lenawee County, first settled in 1824, is left out on a table. Adrian, which we did not visit, is the county seat. Hathaway House was designated a National Historic Site in 1980. Because the rain discouraged any outdoor photography, I snapped a photo of a painting of the Doric-architectured house in the winter.