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The Gables Inn

Coordinates: 44°28′20″N 72°42′21″W / 44.472181292°N 72.705744°W / 44.472181292; -72.705744
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The Gables Inn
The inn in 2019
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General information
LocationStowe, Vermont, U.S.
Address1457 Mountain Road (Vermont Route 108)
Coordinates44°28′20″N 72°42′21″W / 44.472181292°N 72.705744°W / 44.472181292; -72.705744
Completed1840
Opening1938 (as an inn)
Closed2018
Demolished2020 (4 years ago) (2020)
Technical details
Floor count1.5
Other information
Number of rooms18 (12 in main inn; 4 in Carriage House, 2 in the Riverview Suites)
Number of suites1
Number of restaurants1
ParkingYes

The Gables Inn was a historic inn in Stowe, Vermont, United States. Located on the Mountain Road, Vermont Route 108,[1] it was built in 1840 and was converted into an inn in 1938.[2] It was demolished in 2020, having closed two years earlier.[2][3]

The main inn consisted of twelve bedrooms, while two annex buildings (the Carriage House and the Riverview Suites) contained four and two rooms, respectively.[4] (In 1994, the New York Times stated the inn had nineteen rooms, not eighteen.)[5]

The last proprietors of the inn were New York natives Randy Stern and Annette Monachelli, who purchased it in September 1999 from Sol, Lynn and Josh Baumrind.[6] Shortly afterward, Stern posted an advert in the Stowe Reporter saying: "The leaves will change; The Gables will not." Stern became the chef for the inn's restaurant, which had been noted for its breakfasts,[7][8] and Monachelli was the inn's hostess.[9] Monachelli, a former attorney, died in 2013, of complications following a cerebral aneurysm she had around a week earlier. She was 47.[10][11]

In 2019, Stern sold the inn to Eric and Robin Gershman and moved to Waterbury, Vermont.[12][11] After consulting with an engineer, the Gershmans decided that the building's substandard condition meant it was more prudent to raze the structure rather than renovate it.[3] As of 2022, the site of the inn remains vacant. The Carriage House,[4] which was built by the Baumrinds adjacent to the inn to the northeast, is still in use, as are the Riverview Suites a short distance to the southwest, on Meadow Lane.

References

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  1. ^ Gillmor, Dan (1983-12-18). "WHAT'S DOING IN VERMONT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ a b Reporter, Tommy Gardner | Stowe. "Gables Inn: Age is no guarantee of survival". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. ^ a b "Gables Inn demolition". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. ^ a b "More Room Info". Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  5. ^ Calta, Marialisa (1994-12-11). "WHAT'S DOING IN; Stowe". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  6. ^ Ski, January 1993, p. 134
  7. ^ Balfour, Rochelle Lash (1986-12-07). "WHAT'S DOING IN; Stowe". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. ^ Lash, Rochelle (1993-11-21). "WHAT'S DOING IN; Northern Vermont". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  9. ^ Iannelli, Tracy and Dennis. "Remember Annette, friend and inspiration". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  10. ^ "Annette Jean Monachelli". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  11. ^ a b Brouwer, Derek. "Medical Records Cases Lead Feds to Huge Settlements — and Purdue Pharma's Doorstep". Seven Days. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  12. ^ "Project: 6038" - Town of Stowe Development Review Board
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