Bridgeton Riverside Inn
by Patti Guthrie
The Bridgeton House on the Delaware Country Inn is neatly tucked between River Road and the Delaware River in the shadow of the Milford Bridge in Upper Black Eddy. From the front, the brick building looks deceptively small, but once inside you realize it is much larger. It becomes even larger when you realize that the wood structure next door is also part of the Inn.
Bridgeton House comes highly recommended. They’ve been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Tripadvisor.com for the last four years and are recipients of the AAA Three Diamond Award for at least 15 years. Philadelphia Magazine called the Bridgeton House, “Our favorite Bucks County Inn”, while New York Magazine said, “A nice place to visit, with incredible views of the river”.
Built as a home in 1836, it was being used as a bakery at the turn of the last century, according to Diane Marshall, who has been here for 15 years, the last eight as General Manager. It then was a real estate office and apartments. However, when present owners Bea and Charles Briggs purchased the property in 1980, it had fallen into disrepair. “They were a young couple living in Erwinna and bought this place when it came on the market,” Diane explained. “Charles had a vision of what it could be.
To finish this department about The Bridgeton House go to page 138 in our Winter 2013/14 issue of Bucks County Magazine.