The E. J. Bowman House B&B is centrally located in the heart of Amish farmlands in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Our commodious 1860’s Italianate Victorian family home and landscaped grounds have regained their elegance and cultural heritage in Neffsville. (Click here for the history of the “big yellow house”)

Your hosts, Alice and Murphey, provide comforts for your personal getaway, special family event or business/university stay with gracious personal service. We will help arrange access and directions around Lancaster County and Amish shopping, crafts, antiques, artistic, historical or cultural events, as well as dining or touring advice. We welcome traveling and business/university guests who seek old world elegance with modern conveniences and personal comfort.

Our website offers abundant traveler information about Lancaster County. The buttons at the left will provide further help in planning your stay with us:

• Rooms/Guideline page includes Fine Dining experiences.
• Specials/Recipes page includes Activity Venues.
• Our Home/Directions page includes Services/Smorgasbords/Farmer Markets.

Our family manor home has four detailed deluxe rooms and one grand master suite… See the rooms and guidelines page for details.

Our commodious common rooms include: a spacious parlor with fireplace and antique pump organ; a library with collections of CD’s (quite varied), VHS tapes and DVD discs; a kitchenette with guest refrigerator, microwave, hot/cold beverages, baked goods and musical instruments (play them). The spacious dining rooms custom-made Shaker table seats twelve guests for our delicious homemade carefully prepared hearty breakfast.

E. J. Bowman House Bed and Breakfast has been awarded and showcases:

• The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster C. Emblen Urban Award
• The BIA Remodelers’ Renovation Showcase House
• The Manheim Township Four Seasons Garden Club Beautification Award for its landscaping
• 14 exquisite murals depicting rural Lancaster County of the late 19th Century.