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The Rosewood Country Inn

Norman
2004-08-11 16:53:39

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It certainly was not love at first site when former Connecticut natives Lesley and Dick Marquis first laid eyes in 1991 on the Rosewood Country Inn located in Bradford, New Hampshire.

The Town of Bradford was incorporated in 1787 and can boast of having fourteen of New Hampshire's tallest white pines; a reminder of the unsettled forest-lands that once covered most of Southern New Hampshire.

It is also home to one of New Hampshire's fifty covered bridges, the Bement Covered Bridge that spans the west branch of the Warner River, and is only minutes away from The Rosewood Inn. It is quite noteworthy that these bridges have been called "kissing bridges" and "courting bridges."

When I asked Lesley and Dick what made them want to purchase an 1896 boarded up summer inn that had not been in use from 1971 to 1991 their reply was that at the onset, their initial instinct was to baulk and look for another property.

Ultimately, their decision was greatly influenced when the vendor, a bank, was very anxious to rid itself of the property. Lesley exclaimed, "the bank kept on dropping its asking price until it reached a level we could no longer resist!"

Finally, after several trips and some sound advice from a contractor friend, they decided to go full tilt and do whatever it would require to turn this property around. This meant major plumbing and electrical work, and everything else that had to be done - and there was plenty!

Today, thanks to this enterprising couple's foresight, imagination and belief in themselves, they have converted this Victorian inn, that at one time comprised twenty-two rooms, into a eleven room establishment where its guests can experience privacy, comfort and intimacy. And if mountain getaways conjure visions of romance and tranquility, you will love the Rosewood with its extraordinary twelve acre setting, providing romantic couples with ...