Mountain Sunset House in Mountain Sunset, Berks County

[jeff of pa]

Berks or Schuylkill County ?

from the Historical Society of Berks County. Mr. Francis Grosch, who operated a resort in Schuylkill County, built the "Mt. Sunset House" in 1876. The resort had accommodations for 200 guests. But Mr. Grosch, who was a stone mason by trade, preferred his trade to the operating of a summer resort. Thus after several years, the management was left to his son-in-law, Dr. Donald Moyer, a local practicing physician. After his death in the 20's the resort was sold to Mr. George Gaul, who for many years was secretary of the Grand-View Sanatorium. Under the management of both Dr. Moyer and Mr. Gaul the resort was well known for its view of the sunsets and also for its Sunday duck dinners.

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http://www.berkshistory.org/articles/southmountain.html

1906 postmark

 

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[Mike in Berks]

jeff, your post card says Sunset House i'm looking at a photo right now
of the Grand View Sanatorium Berks Co. south of Wernersville exactly the same
building as the one in the post card it was 1 of many resorts on the South Mountain
i don't know if you can see it in the card the whole building is stone except the top
level says here in 1967 what remained of the resort was destoyed by " controlled
burning " > Berks County

 

[jeff of pa]

Thanks Mike I started thinking it Was wernersville State Hospital.

I guess they Meant Grosch operated a resort in Schuylkill County
in addition to building the Sunset House.
As Wernersville Is Certainley not & Never was in Schuylkill County.


GROSCH Ran Cold Springs in Lebanon County,
But still Nothing Schuylkill County.

Cold Spring as a resort. C.N. Blackwell and later F. Grosch both operated (owned?) the resort and experienced financial difficulties over its fourteen year course.
http://home.comcast.net/~StAnthonyWilderness/picpage.htm