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| Migrating from Londonderry,
Ireland in the Northern Province of Ulster, the majority
of this area’s settlers arrived in the mid-18th century.
John Campbell, who was among that first throng of Scots-Irish
immigrants, purchased a large tract of land from the family
of William Penn, founding father of Pennsylvania. On that tract
of land was founded Campbelltown, PA around 1759. |
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| The Londonderry
Inn, believed to have been constructed in the late
1840s, served as a General Store and private residence for
the Benjamin Hocker family. Mercantile bookkeeper William Brunner
acquired the estate upon his marriage to Louisa Hocker, daughter
of the original owner, and took over the General Store. Mr.
Brunner carried on his business from 1858 until his retirement
in 1880. He passed away in the spring of 1905, followed by
his wife in the summer of 1908. |
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| The William Brunner
estate remained in the Brunner family for the next 50 years under
the care of the eldest unmarried daughter, Mary L. Brunner. Mary
and her sister, Fannie, lived in the house until her death in
1960. The property was purchased by another family after Mary’s death in
1960 – nearly 100 years after Mr. Brunner’s acquisition of the estate. |
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| Between 1960 and 1999,
the house passed through 3 different owners. Obviously adored
by each family, the house was kept in its original state. Nothing
was added or taken away from the structure until the concept
of a bed and breakfast became reality. Dave and
Pam Graybill, purchased the Inn from the estate of local
artisan Karen Strawbridge in 1999. Local residents and business
owners, John and Eileen Smith, purchased the historic property
in January 2006. |
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| Historical Source:
Donald Rhoads, Jr. |
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