Monday. Aug. 26.1985
Second Section
University Daily Kansan
Gail Towle, left, and Esther Woffe say they hope Lawrence will wake up to the Halcyon House, the first bed and breakfast house in the city. Many Lawrence residents call the Halcyon House, 1000 Ohio St., "Pooch Corners." Wolfe, standing on the porch at far left, owns the house, and Towle is a hostess
New inn provides bed, breakfast and hospitality
By Maritza Vazquez Of the Kansan staff
Esther Wolfe and two of her children toured Europe for four months in 1978, staying in European inmns known as bed and breakfasts, where one could spend a night and eat breakfast the next morning.
Local home becomes European-style hotel
Since then, Wolfe has wanted to open her own bed and breakfast house.
On Sept. 1, Wolfe. 48. will open the Halcyon House . Lawrence's first bed and breakfast.
"I read 'The Class' by Erich Segal recently, and I came across this word (halcyon)," Wolfe said. "I looked it
up and it means calm, tranquil,
peaceful and prosperous."
"And that will include their breakfast." Wolfe said. "It's the same whether they have rolls and coffee or omelets, homemade bread, jams and jellies."
Wolfe said there was a need for a bed and breakfast inn in Lawrence because students' parents had told her they could not get rooms in the
hotels and motels in Lawrence on certain weekends, especially football weekends.
Wolfe and her business partner,
Gail Towle, 43, of Topeka, also hope to play hosts to athlete recruiters,
visiting professors and business people.
The 100-year-old house. at 1000 Ohio St., recently has been renovated and is known by many people in
Lawrence as "Pooh Corners."
The Halcyon House's spacious rooms have high ceilings and shiny hardwood and solar brick floors.
"There was a children's literature teacher on campus who lived at the house, and she had a mural of Winnie the Pooh painted on one of the walls." Wolfe said.
The Halcyon House has eight rooms and can accommodate 16 persons.
According to the May 1985 Reader's Digest, bed and breakfast inns have turned up in more than 1,500 cities and towns in the United States.
In Kansas, bed and breakfast inns can be found in Lake Quivira, Leawood, Leneza, Merriam, Overland Park, Kansas City, Modoc, Prairie Village, Shawnee, Tonganoxie and Colby.
taking reservations. Wolfe will live at the house with her daughter Staci, a senior at Lawrence High School.
"People would want to stay here because it is personalized, there's more of a flavor of Lawrence than out near I-70, and the guests have an opportunity to visit in a homelike atmosphere with other guests and with the house owners." Towle said.
Towle will work daily at the house
Staci, 17, will help take care of the rooms and laundry and will earn
"I'm going to have to make an adjustment living in the Halcyon House," Staci said. "For a while, it was just me and Mom, and some-
See HOUSE, p. 6, col. 6
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