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"The Old Coppes Mansion"
Welcome to the Victorian Guest House where you will
discover gracious living with the ambiance of the 1800s. Located in the heart of northern
Indiana's "Plain and Simple" Amish country, the Victorian Guest House
stands out like a polished gemstone. This gabled and turreted 110-year-old mansion, two
blocks from Nappanee's historic town square, stands resplendent in its
Victorian charm.
The home, filled with antiques and original family pieces, is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. This 1887 Queen Anne-style masterpiece was built for
the Frank Coppes family. Coppes, whose company manufactured free-standing kitchen
cabinets, insisted on expert craftsmanship, down to every exquisite detail: extensive wood
paneling, stained glass windows, brass hardware.
The etched-glass entryway leads through beveled-glass pocket doors into an expansive
living room with polished hardwood floors and tall ceilings. Graceful Victorian
upholstered chairs and tufted footstools are present here. A wide draped doorway opens to
the dining room where period wallpaper softens rich wood paneling and the beamed ceiling.
The massive 11-foot dining room table, with a servant buzzer hidden on the underside, is
an original piece. Stained glass windows made by Nappanee's renowned Lamb Brothers, whose
work rivals that of Louis B. Tiffany, line the dining room and the quarter-sawn golden oak
staircase that leads to the bedrooms upstairs.
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