According to town historian Chuck Dudley, The Churchill House, was constructed by Hiram Wood in 1863 as a private residence. Charles Churchill, a prominent businessman, purchased it in 1870 and made several upgrades including installing the first bathroom with running water in Stowe. It remained in the Churchill family for the next 98 years, but for a time it was known as “the haunted house” when it stood vacant for 50 years, from 1907 through the 1950s. Children would dare each other to run up its steps and peer into the windows.

Charles Churchill’s granddaughter, Eloise turned it into a bed and breakfast in 1954. When she sold the property in 1968, the new owners converted it into apartments. It is now home to Stowe residents who love the quaintness of the Churchill House and the beautiful surrounding landscapes!