T he house boasted the first running water in Bucks County. Pumped by a windmill on the back of the property from the river to a wooden vat on the upper floor, gravity fed it to the sinks and toilets. L ight throughout the first floor sparkles throughout the original etched glass doors and lace curtained ceiling to floor windows. Original wood moldings and huge arched doorways with split brass door hinges and hardware grace the center entry hall where the magnificent spiral staircase winds its way upward. The original door and window screens were found and lovingly restored.
Floors are virgin Washington red pine.
Kenneth Leiby, MD bought The Mansion in the mid 1930's. The town's beloved physician, he practiced medicine and raised his family here. When he retired and moved from the house, it fell to disrepair and was eventually earmarked by investors for gutting and a shopping mall. T he house was saved and restored to its current splendor by preservationists Dr. Elio Filippo Bracco and Keith David in 1995. Featured in Country Inns Magazine and selected as one of its top twelve picks in the country for that year, it has become a favorite inn in the mid-atlantic region.