CHILLICOTHE – He’s dotted the “i” in Script Ohio – greater than as soon as. Discovered the resort enterprise out west. And now runs a B&B on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations.
“As a toddler,” recalled Drew Musser, “my dad and mom all the time taught me concerning the historical past of the realm. It all the time appealed to me. My brothers and I’d typically scour the plowed fields across the space in search of arrowheads and different artifacts of days passed by. We collected these treasures, and most of them I nonetheless need to at the present time.”
Larger nonetheless, right this moment Musser is co-owner and host, with spouse Steph Moore, at The Willis-James Mattress & Breakfast, now on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations.
“The actual fact we wound up with the home is quite serendipitous,” he mentioned. “Within the fall of 2019, Steph and I had been touring round Chillicothe with my mom and stepfather. We stopped in entrance of 58 W. fifth St. to speak concerning the Historic Society throughout the road, observed a ‘For Sale’ signal within the entrance yard and had been curious to take a look at the previous home. Certain, the home had been uncared for however confirmed promise. We bought it, intent on performing some minor fixes and flipping it. After studying extra concerning the historical past of the house and those that constructed it, we vowed this piece of Chillicothe historical past wanted to be correctly preserved. We launched into what turned a 3-year restoration undertaking, full of surprises, tears, treasures and success.”
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