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BreakfastServed Daily 7:30 - 11:00am
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BEVERAGESCoffee…………….......................................$1.75 SANDWICHESMcMorley - “ build your own” EGGS ♦ OMELETSMade with 3 eggs, served w/ home fries, toast fruit Eggs Your Way (fried, poached, scrambled) BENEDICTSClassic Eggs Benedict
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HEARTY BREAKFASTSCorned Beef Hash PANCAKESButtermilk Pancakes FRENCH TOASTClassic French Toast SIDE ORDERSBacon, 4 slices…………………...........$3.00 * Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions |
History of the Ipswich Bed & Breakfast and 2 East Street
the 1863 Robert Jordan House
Records going back prior to 1689, show that this property has been the site of 3 homes.
* Original property owner, a Mr. Thomas Bracy – the site of a brick house
* Sold to Robert Paine, an Ipswich church elder, who had a zeal for educational advancement of the community. In 1689 he sold the mansion and 2 acres of land with orchard and garden. To his son, Robert Paine Jr. and wife Elizabeth.
* Sold to Mr. Francis Wainwright in 1690. Francis served in the Pequot War. He became a prosperous merchant and prominent citizen. He died in 1692. His son Francis was a Harvard graduate and a regiment Colonel, town clerk, representative in General Court, Feoffee and Justice of the General Sessions Court. He died in 1711 at 48.
* Sold to Capt. Thomas Staniford in 1740. When he died, the will filed in 1778 revealed the inventory of his estate to be one of the finest mansions of the Revolutionary period, including the wardrobe of a gentleman and articles of furniture. Thomas’s son, Capt. James Stantiford, occupied the mansion, which is often referred to as the “old brick” because it had brick ends and was kept as inn. He purchased five and three quarter acres of adjoining land from Richard Drummer Jewett in 1803.
* Sold “the brick house” and eight and one half acres to Dr. Thomas Manning in 1830.
* Sold “the old brick” to his son, Dr. Joseph Manning of Charleston, SC later that year.
* He conveyed it to John Jewett in 1835. Mr. Jewett tore down the old mansion, still in excellent preservation, and built on the site a brick dwelling.
* The property was purchased by John and Harry Brown.
* The property passed through several more families and eventually owned by Susanna Wilcomb in 1814.
* Sold the lot to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church where a meeting house was built and used by the church until the present church was built.
* Sold to Robert Jordan in 1862. He was a Civil War veteran, and made his living as a dry goods store merchant. He built this house in 1863.
* Years later, the house was owned was owned by Dr. Bailey, a local physician, who treated his patients in his office in the rear of the house.
The Robert Jordan house is a fine example of an Italianate style Victorian on an acre of land. The rear of the property features terraced land for growing mulberry bushes for the silk worm/silk industry which flourished in Ipswich in the early 1800s. Original architectural features of the house include the Belvedere on the third floor, the curved front stairway, ceiling and medallion moldings, and the ice house at the rear of the main house, which was the “summer kitchen”. The carriage house is at the rear of the property.
Margaret and Ray Morley bought this house in 1996. We lived on Pleasant Street in Ipswich for twenty two years. Our 3 children grew up, married and then we decided we needed more room. A bed and breakfast was not in our plans but we began to think of the fun it would be meeting new people, sharing our home, making them great breakfasts, and also getting paid for it. So out of those thoughts and dreams came the Ipswich Bed & Breakfast.
This is our 11th year. All we wished for has come true. This has been a great adventure, one that continues each day in bringing more and more people into our lives, many who have become friends. We truly hope that your stay with us as an overnight guest will be restful and your breakfast memorable.
In November 2007, we opened the Ipswich Inn Dining Room so we could serve the public a great breakfast as well as your guests. This has also been a wonderful experience. Thanks for being a part of it.
Ray and Margaret Morley