The original owner was the Squire Butcher who built the mansion in 1883 after striking it rich during the Gold Rush. His daughter, Bertha, married Henry Honor. Their son Herbert Honor became a doctor, married a doctor named Vera, and in 1958 the couple began to use the mansion as their home base to practice medicine. They used the South Wing as their practice (which is now the Pool Suite and Garden Suite), and remodeled the mansion into three apartments; one to live in and two to rent out. In 1991, after having the Mansion in their family for 108 years, the Honor's sold the home to Joe & Linda Forest. For three years they used the home as a vacation rental, but sold to the current owners, Steve & Cathi Fowler, in 1994.
The Fowlers converted the three apartments into a bed and breakfast, renovating and decorating every inch of the home, as well as the surrounding property. It began with five rooms in the main house. As time went on they had the opportunity to renovate the 'carriage house' into what is now the Squire's Cottage, as well as a huge project of turning the water tower into a two level suite, the Tower Suite, which is one of the most unique and sought after rooms on the property.
In 1997, the Fowlers had the opportunity to purchase the property immediately behind the existing Honor Mansion Property. With this area, they increased the property to almost 4 acres. With lots of time, effort and love they transformed the property into the resort grounds you can see today, including 2 bocce ball courts, croquet, a PGA putting green, tennis and basketball court. They also acquired two buildings with the purchase, which have become the four Vineyard Suites, bringing the total of rooms to 13.
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