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Welcome
to The Vintage House
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NEWS:
In the May 12, 2006 New York Times, The Vintage
House B & B is mentioned as the place to stay when you are in Abilene, Texas.
Read the story here
or download a copy here.
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About our Bed & Breakfast
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Elegant Furnishings, Private Baths
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Complete Business Center
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Located Downtown
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Special Parties, Business Retreats
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Weddings and Receptions
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Pre-arranged Airport Pickup
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Full Breakfast
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Rooms with DSL Lines & Cable TV
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Two Miles from the Taylor County
Exposition Center
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Private Off-Street Parking
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The Vintage House Bed and Breakfast is an elegant
two-story brick home built in 1927 in downtown Abilene, TX. A large
living room, warm dining room, and sun room are all available for
enjoyment by guests. Lovely antiques are used throughout for
furniture and decoration. The sun room
is filled with antique wicker furniture where you can relax, meet new
friends, enjoy TV and board or card games.
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The above picture and the one to the left show the dining room, with an elegant
Duncan Phyfe Mahogany table and
comfortable chairs to start your morning out right.
The picture above also
shows a buffet
with antique mirror and paintings above. The one to the left shows the
dining table and an elegant high boy china cabinet against one wall.
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living room entrance at the right shows the comfortable sofas and an old
sitting bench below the window. For more
pictures of the living room, Sun Room, and the fine antiques including
an old antique organ click the image to the right or here. |
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The owners and your hosts, Bob and Betty Weissinger, want you to take a tour of the
rooms available for your stay. Each of the four upstairs bedrooms
has a private bath, antique furniture, cable TV, DSL line, and ample
closet space. Three of the rooms are 15 x 15 giving you enough room
to spread out and relax. Go to the guest rooms page for a brief description of the rooms or straight to any one of
the 4 rooms available.
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Wake up to coffee and breakfast
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Wake up to freshly brewed coffee outside your bedroom door! Sit
down in the lovely formal dining room for breakfast that may include
Southwest tortilla wraps, quiche, or corned beef eggs. Juice or
fresh fruit soup and biscuits or specialty breads will compliment each
meal. Betty is a degreed home economist and will accommodate any
special diets needed for health reasons.
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Meet the owners, Betty and Bob Weissinger
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Betty is a retired Career and Technology Administrator and former home
economics teacher. Bob retired after 42 years serving as youth,
music, college, and adult director in Baptist churches in Texas. They
enjoy the mountains, games with friends and family, antique browsing,
dancing, and traveling, especially cruising.
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Informative Abilene, TX links and our memberships
Member Abilene Downtown Homeowners Association
Member Downtown Business Association
Member West Texas B & B Association
Member Society for Preservation of Quaint Old Homes
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