For the end of our tour, Jessica took us up the hill to the chapel of the former seminary, which is where there had been the most dramatic change in the grounds by the Hoffman Companies. As I’ve mentioned before, the trees were cleared and a 1940s building was demolished (you can see its foundation…
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Emmaus Homes, Fall 2022
Update: Hoffman put the property up for sale in October of 2023. It was purchased by a local couple that is now restoring the property. We swung by Emmaus Homes, which is now Chateau Hoffman, to see what was going on. It looks like there is a pause in renovation after the clearance of trees…
Emmaus Homes, New Lease on Life
Update: We went back in the fall of 2022 to see if there had been more construction. The site had been mothballed. Hoffman put the property up for sale in October of 2023. It was purchased by a local couple that is now restoring the property. Bonjour mesdames et messieurs! Bienvenue au Château Hoffman! OK,…
Former Marthasville Seminary and Emmaus Homes, Spring 2021
Update: The property had been purchased with the intention of being renovated into a hotel by the winter of 2022. But then Hoffman put the property up for sale in October of 2023. It was purchased by a local couple that is now restoring the property. Fast forward to the spring of 2021, and the…
Former Marthasville Seminary and Emmaus Homes, Winter 2016
Update: The Emmaus Homes moved out shortly after these photos were taken, but the property has been purchased and is being renovated into a hotel. See it the spring of 2021. As of the winter of 2022, it had been intended to be renovated into a hotel and winery. But then Hoffmans put the property…