It has a unique past, and awaits a new owner with plans for its future.

The Searle House Bed and Breakfast in Plymouth will be auctioned on Thursday, June 14 at 5:00 p.m.. The large, 3300 square foot frame house was constructed in the 1870s, and features 7 bedrooms, commercial-rated kitchen, detached garage and a 1500 gallon fish pond with meditation area. The $800,000 invested in the property over the last two decades came from Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, a Plymouth girl who became a nationally-known philanthropist following her marriages to Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Leonard McCollum, President of Continental Oil. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 under the name “Tubbs-Sourwine House.”

Plymouth is a community of almost 2,000 residents which straddles the Richland and Huron County border. It boasts a strong history in manufacturing which is showcased in the wonderful Heritage Center Museum downtown – a museum largely created and endowed by donations from Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum.

The Searle House is not the only bed and breakfast property currently for sale in Ohio. Older properties which are now available include the Blackfork Inn in Loudonville, the Mount Vernon House in rural Mount Vernon (note – page does not appear to work in Firefox), the Bigham House in Millersburg, and an amazing potential bed and breakfast at 1119-1125 Maple Avenue in Zanesville.

Photo:  Searle House, Plymouth