Vermont Inns: Wilburton Inn

From the moment you turn off route 7A on to River Road, you return to an era of genuine elegance and romance. The road winds past stone walls and beautiful homes and finally you arrive at the tree lined driveway of Manchester Vermont's Wilburton Inn, one of Vermont's Historic Inns. To the right the Battenkill valley stretches below and to the left the Wilburton Inn rises on the crest of the cliff. The twenty acre estate includes the mansion and five villas, tennis courts, a swimming pool, sculpture gardens and vibrant flower beds. Excellent golfing and skiing are available minutes from the estate. Manchester's famous shopping area is five minutes away. Just below our driveway is a wonderful country road for biking, jogging or just leisure strolling.

For every season there are activities and pleasures to be enjoyed at the Wilburton Inn, a Vermont Historic Inn.

Like all truly romantic Vermont inns, the history of the Wilburton Inn is a combination of fact and fantasy. There have been five owners of this distinguished property since its creation as a Vermont Inn at the turn of the century. The original owner commissioned a Chicago architect to design a stately mansion that blended a European Tudor style with the new modernism promoted by Frank Lloyd Wright. James Wilbur, banker, railroad executive and philanthropist purchased the estate in 1906 and expanded it. Wilburton Hall was the largest private estate in Manchester.

In 1945 Wilburton Hall became Wilburton Inn, a Vermont Inn, bed and breakfast, and resort for an elite group of sporting gentlemen. In the 1970's, the Inn was purchased by R.K.O. the communication conglomerate, adding corporate retreat to it's uses. In 1987 Albert Levis M.D., a Greek born psychiatrist and his wife Georgette purchased the inn. They have continued the Wilburton Inn's tradition of gracious hospitality and fine dining while adding contemporary amenities; televisions, private decks, jacuzzis, poster beds, air conditioning and fireplaces.

Dr Levis purchased the Wilburton to evolve here a forum on his findings about the nature of the creative procee as an orderly phenomenon. For this reason he installed here art exhibits, the Museum of the Creative Process, and purchased the adjacent Olde Englishe Inn, one of the historic Vermont Inns to develop it as the dedicated center for Holistic studies.

Georgette Levis, called 'Gorgeous' by her family, is the sister of playwright Wendy Wasserstein, banker Bruce Wasserstein, and financial executive Sandra Meyer. Georgette and her sisters are delighted to be included in the best seller book Sisters.

Here is a sampling of activities and recreational opportunities available in our area.

The Wilburton Inn is one of the Historic Vermont Inns in Manchester Vermont.