Enjoy the fine art of Italian dining, service, music and the enjoyment among family and friends. Emphasis on local products, and antibiotic, hormone-free meats.
The William Watson Hotel has a long line of history preceding its current name. William Watson, the first settler of Pittsfield, originally built the building in 1838 and called it The Mansion House. He and his wife, Diadema, operated the hotel for fourteen years. In these years the hotel was frequented by Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, John Hay, and John Nicolay when practicing law in the old Pike County Courthouse.
In 2006 the Jonas and Jane Ann Petty bought the former Mansion House building, renovated the property, and reopened the doors as the William Watson Hotel in 2008.
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