Bed and Breakfast Accommodations
GUEST ROOM DESCRIPTIONS
All rooms include a private bathroom, mini fridge, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, heating and air conditioning, wireless internet, DirecTV, Greenwich Bay soaps, Barking Goat Farm lotion, and Beekman 1802 shampoo, conditioner, and body wash.
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The Tack Room
King bed
Twin day bed with trundle
Bathroom: Jetted tub and walk-in rain shower
Electric Fireplace
Ground Level with a patio next to horses in the barnyard
Dedicated parking pad outside the entrance
The Tack Room is wheelchair accessible.
Historical Significance: This room is the original Tack Room of a real Civil War Barn.
Anna's Garden ROOM
King bed
Twin day bed with trundle
Bathroom: Soaking tub and walk-in rain shower
Garden Level with private door to patio and wedding garden
Historical Significance: This spacious room is dedicated to Anna Houghtelin, wife of Cornelius Houghtelin, owners of the 1809 farmhouse during the battle of Gettysburg.
The March-Wolff SUITE
Room 1: King bed
Room 2: Two twin beds
Bathroom: Tub/shower combination
Ground Floor with a private door to rear deck and ramp
March-Wolff is suitable for many guests with mobility issues. For complete wheel-chair access, consider the Tack Room.
Historical Significance: The Wolff family owned the farm that became Camp Letterman Hospital after the Battle of Gettysburg. Innkeeper Debbie March is descended from both the Wolffs and the Marches, another Gettysburg family.
Houghtelin's Hideaway ROOM
King bed
Spacious sitting area with leather love seat
Bathroom: Soaking tub and rain shower with a stone arch entrance
Garden Level with private door to patio and wedding garden
Historical Significance: This room is dedicated to Cornelius Houghtelin, Anna’s husband, who lived here during the Civil War and who worked with the Underground Railroad.
General Merritt's Suite
Our largest two-room suite is the entire upper floor of the original 1809 farmhouse
Bedroom 1: King bed and gas fireplace
Bedroom 2: Full bed
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
2nd Floor
Historical Significance: This room was the original bedroom suite when General Wesley Merritt made this farmhouse his headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Graham's Artillery
Queen bed
Gas fireplace
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
Ground Floor
Historical Significance: This room was the original parlor in the 1809 farmhouse. The home was occupied by abolitionists Cornelius and Anna Houghtelin. During the Battle of Gettysburg, the farm was General Wesley Merritt’s Headquarters.
The room oozes history, with a hand-hewn beamed ceiling, original chestnut floors, and two-foot thick stone walls.
Lt Col William Baker SUITE
Bedroom 1: King bed
Bedroom 2: Twin bed
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
2nd Floor
Historical Significance: The room is named after Gettysburg Civil Rights Advocate and author Lt. Col. William Baker, who brought justice to the soldiers from the Brownsville Affair.
The North Star Room
Extra-wide Queen Bed
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
2nd Floor
Historical Significance: An exposed stone wall, lacy canopy bed, and hanging Amish Quilt with a heart theme make this room a guest favorite.
Penn’s Woods
ROOM
King bed
2nd Floor
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
Historical Significance: Penn’s Woods is dedicated to the beautiful deciduous forest that covers the land that was given to William Penn. Sylvania means “woods” and the name “Pennsylvania means “Penn’s Woods”.
Beneath the Falling Stars ROOM
King bed
Twin day bed with trundle
Spacious sitting area with two recliners
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
2nd Floor
Historical Significance: This guest room honors female combat soldiers. The name Beneath the Falling Stars comes from a memorial event hosted at Battlefield Bed & Breakfast.
Swan Cottage
This is a separate home at the beginning of our driveway on Emmitsburg Road.
Bedroom 1: King bed (can be separated into two extra long twin beds) with TV, electric fireplace
Bedroom 2: Queen bed, two massage chairs, and TV
Sitting Room: Sofa bed
Kitchen: Full kitchen with eat-in dining table
Bathroom 1: Double jetted tub, shower
Bathroom 2: Single jetted tub/shower combo
Swan Cottage has a two night minimum.
Rush's Lancers Room
King Bed
Bathroom: Tub-shower combination
2nd Floor
Historical Significance: This elegant room is dedicated to the Rush's Lancer's Cavalry unit out of Philadelphia, PA, which fought on our property during the Battle of Gettysburg. Architect Frank Furness was a member of this unit and designed both the monument to the unit on Emmitsburg Road and the grand fireplace in our Solarium.
ROOM DECOR TELLS THE STORIES OF GETTYSBURG
The stories of the inn center on abolition and a Civil War cavalry battle in 1863. Justice and freedom are values we support and promote as we tell the history of Gettysburg and the Houghtelin Farmhouse.
As you look around your room, you will find objects, photos, and writings that tell the story of the unit, officer, abolitionist farmer, or justice author that the room is named after.
Some rooms tell the story of the Civil War battle that happened on this farm here on the South Cavalry Battlefield July 1-3, 1863. These rooms include the General Merritt Suite, Rush’s Lancers Room, and Graham’s Artillery Room.
Other rooms are named after the abolitionists who lived on this farm during the Civil War, Cornelius and Anna Houghtelin.
Houghtelin’s Hideaway refers to the safe houses and hiding places along the Underground Railroad.
Anna’s Garden refers to the hard work that went in to this self-sufficient farm that supported the Houghtelin family as they actively worked to abolish slavery. Our inn is no where near self-sufficient, but we do garden for our guests and bring you the seasonal harvest for your breakfast enjoyment.
The North Star Room refers to the the North Star in the sky that was used by fugitives to guide them north to freedom. Many of the enslaved people had never left their home plantation. The stars in the sky were their only guide as they navigated north.
The Lt Col William Baker Suite honors a distinguished Gettysburg author who brought justice to the Brownsville Soldiers, helping to clear their names and restore honor to their unit.
The Beneath The Falling Stars Room refers to a beautiful event held here at Battlefield Bed & Breakfast to honor female combat soldiers of the Civil War.
The March-Wolff Suite is named after the families of Innkeeper Debbie March. Debbie is a direct descendant of the March and Wolff families who have lived in Gettysburg since the 1700’s. Both the March and the Wolff families arrived in the 18th Century from Germany. Debbie’s mother was a Wolff, who was descended from the Wolf family that owned the Wolf Farm that became Camp Letterman Hospital following the Battle of Gettysburg. Debbie’s father was a March who was descended from one of the farmers who traded horses with soldiers during the Battle.
Our stone farmhouse was built in 1809. The inn has grown to include a spacious breakfast room and a beautiful Solarium. Expect historical ambiance and modern, luxury accommodations.