Bedford
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
A mineral-springs resort whose oldest part is the 1806 Stone House; the Colonial Building followed in 1829 and more wings into the 1900s.
- Built
- 1806Oldest building, the Stone House, built 1806 of stone quarried on the adjacent mountain; the Colonial Building followed in 1829 and later wings into the 1900s.
- Style
- Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate (NPS)
- Architect
- Solomon Filler (early buildings); Donald Ross (golf)
- Type
- Resort
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member; National Historic Landmark; Local landmark
The story
Dr. John Anderson bought 2,200 acres around the mineral springs in 1796 and opened bathing facilities, and by 1809 three buildings offered lodging, the greatest being the Stone House. HHA says an aging Thomas Jefferson was among the first guests in 1819. President James Buchanan visited more often than any other president, and HHA says he received the first transatlantic telegraph message, from Queen Victoria in 1858, while at the resort. The Anderson family added the Colonial Building in 1829 and kept building for six decades.
The ghost story
Historic Hotels of America's 2026 Most Haunted list reports guests and staff seeing children in the Historic Wing and Frontier Tavern, Victorian- and Edwardian-dressed figures at the historic indoor pool, and knocks and a butler-like figure in the Buchanan Conference Room.
Source: www.historichotels.org
Good to know
- Elevator
- Address: 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.