The Hoover House was built as a private residence in 1912 by Ira and Ella Hoover after they sold their farm which was situated south of Waynesboro and is now the Municipal Golf Course. After the deaths of Ira and Ella, Elenore their only child, inherited the home and lived here until her sudden death in 1954. She passed of Coronary Thrombosis in what is now The Holtzer Suite, as she was writing a book about the history of Waynesboro.

 

After Elenore’s death, Joe and Carolyn Ausherman purchased the house and raised their family here. The preserved the Hoover House’s original original beauty for three decades. During the 1980’s the Ausherman’s sold The Hoover House to The Eigenbrodes. In 1984 Dick and Joann Eignbrode opened a full service restaurant with dining and meeting rooms on the first and second floors. The Coal Mine was opened in the basement of the restaurant as a more casual lounge.

 

In 1987, Patty Clark purchased The Hoover House and turned it into a personal-care home. Licensed by the state of Pennsylvania, it was a residential nursing home that provided personal services, 24 hour supervision and assistance, activities and health-related services to it’s elderly residents for over 15 years.

In September 2003, The Hoover House was purchased by Waynesboro-Rose Manor, LLC. Subsequently, it’s residents were moved to the renovated Leland Hotel at 120 West Main St. Waynesboro. Almost 6 months passed while the nostalgic Hoover House sat vacant.

 

Barb and John Persun purchased the vacant nursing home from Waynesboro-Rose Manor LLC, in March 2004. The opened The 1912 Hoover House Restaurant on September 28, 2005 after some renovating of all three floors of the former nursing home, they lived on the 2nd and 3rd floors.

 

Fast forward to today, The Historic 1912 Hoover House will be open to the public come stay and investigate it’s bygone days. Investigate and stay with us. The History, Mystery and Haunts of The Historic 1912 Hoover House!