A veritable California ICON with competitive SBA BANK-FINANCING available for qualified buyers. Award-winning, "Select Registry" Inn, now Bank-owned, to be sold with all furnishings, some antique. For further information, please visit: www.GingerbreadMansionBedandBreakfastForSale.com
The historically-significant Gingerbread Mansion was built of North Coast redwood in 1899 for Dr. Hogan Ring, a Norwegian physician who immigrated to and then practiced for decades in the Victorian Village of Ferndale. The Ring House, as it was long known, continues to represent one of the most photographed and published of all West Coast Queen Anne Victorians. The 32-room, three-story mansion commands a double village lot and boasts a celebrated, formal and precision-manicured English Garden.
During the 1980s, this magnificent architectural treasure was converted to the Gingerbread Mansion Bed and Breakfast. Becoming one of California's most celebrated Inns, the Gingerbread exceeded expectations of discriminating travelers from around the world and, like all demanding "Drama Queens," became a destination unto "herself." This listing agent was honored to be a guest of the Inn on many occasions and experienced, first-hand, the extraordinary level of polished service, handsome period accommodations, fabulous, multi-course breakfasts and formal afternoon teas -- not to mention exquisite, afternoon English Garden weddings!
The Gingerbread tradition and its international landmark Queen Anne significance deserve the attention of aspiring innkeepers and/or serious preservationists alike. Both the B&B and its extraordinary architecture remain cherished California icons.
The Victorian Village of Ferndale is a low-keyed tourist mecca and gateway to both California's mysterious "Lost Coast" and the State's majestic Redwoods. Ferndale offers an active Chamber of Commerce, a valuable museum and an award-winning weekly, The Ferndale Enterprise. From its founding, this charming coastal village, designated a California historic district, thrived thanks to its rich, dairy-based economy that, during the 19th century, supplied San Francisco with the finest butter and cream available on the West Coast. As a result, Ferndale became known as "Cream City;" its fabulous Victorian mansions were called "Butterfat Palaces." The village continues to treasure The Ring House -- later to become The Gingerbread Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn -- as one of its finest and largest "Butterfat Palaces."
Priced at only $108/square foot, this outstanding landmark deserves to be preserved; this famed and richly furnished Inn deserves to continue in business. Do not miss this unusual opportunity to become a part not only of California's important architectural history but also of America's finest B&B tradition. If you are a sophisticated and serious innkeeper simultaneously able to serve architectural "Drama Queens" and a discriminating, high-end hospitality clientele, please treat yourself soon to a tour of The Gingerbread Mansion.
Details
- Built in 1899
- 30 years as B&B
- Last renovation in 2007
- MLS #40507393
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- 11 Guest Rooms
- 11.50 Guest Bathrooms
- Lot size: 0.28 acres
- 12 Parking Spots
- Has owner's quarters
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Listing Agent
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Johanna Welty, Alain Pinel Realtors
1646 N. California Blvd., Suite 101
Walnut Creek, , CA 94596
Phone: 925.708.4505
FAX: 925.930.6243
email: Johanna@apr.com
Exclusive Inn Sales Specialist/Boutique Hospitality Broker professionally serving Innkeepers and aspiring Innkeepers throughout California!
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Location
400 Berding Street Ferndale, CA 95536
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