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Howard and Peggy Levine pause for a moment in the art gallery of the Swan Levine House, a bed-and-breakfast inn set in a historic Victorian on South Church Street.
Editor's note: Howard and Peggy Levine are the innkeepers at the Swan Levine House, a bed-and-breakfast in a historic Victorian near downtown Grass Valley.
What services do you offer?
The Swan Levine House is a four-room inn close to downtown Grass Valley. Our rooms are quite large, full of books, art and antiques.
We offer a one-course breakfast in the morning.
What makes you different from other inns?
The house has some fascinating history. It was first a home, then a hospital. We tell that story with scrapbooks and memorabilia. The art collections fascinate lots of the guests.
We offer tours of the printmaking studio and discussions about the medium, art in general, the community, modern history and family. The studio is also available for guests to use, and we can offer instruction
by arrangement.
What's new?
We always have new art to show and new stories to tell.
What do you love about your work?
We enjoy our guests and have met many wonderful people in the more than 34 years we have been running the inn. We have also hosted lots of actors, musicians, writers — interesting people who have become friends for life.
Our children have also benefited from the bonds we have formed over the years.
What do you find most challenging?
We raised our three children here, and now we try and keep up with our children and grandchildren plus community activities, so our scheduling gets complicated.
Our house, of course, is also a challenge to keep up with. We get lots of good exercise running up and down stairs, mowing lawns, racking leaves, dusting — on and on.
What is your background?
Howard grew up in the San Fernando Valley and Peggy grew up in the Berkeley Hills.
We met at California State University, San Francisco, as students in 1967. Our degrees are in the fine art of printmaking.
We were introduced to this area by Charles Woods and David Osborne at about the time they started the American Victorian Museum in Nevada City. We had worked with them on projects in San Francisco.
Howard teaches drawing and printmaking at Sierra College and leads the Grass Valley Downtown Association.
What services do you offer?
The Swan Levine House is a four-room inn close to downtown Grass Valley. Our rooms are quite large, full of books, art and antiques.
We offer a one-course breakfast in the morning.
What makes you different from other inns?
The house has some fascinating history. It was first a home, then a hospital. We tell that story with scrapbooks and memorabilia. The art collections fascinate lots of the guests.
We offer tours of the printmaking studio and discussions about the medium, art in general, the community, modern history and family. The studio is also available for guests to use, and we can offer instruction
by arrangement.
What's new?
We always have new art to show and new stories to tell.
What do you love about your work?
We enjoy our guests and have met many wonderful people in the more than 34 years we have been running the inn. We have also hosted lots of actors, musicians, writers — interesting people who have become friends for life.
Our children have also benefited from the bonds we have formed over the years.
What do you find most challenging?
We raised our three children here, and now we try and keep up with our children and grandchildren plus community activities, so our scheduling gets complicated.
Our house, of course, is also a challenge to keep up with. We get lots of good exercise running up and down stairs, mowing lawns, racking leaves, dusting — on and on.
What is your background?
Howard grew up in the San Fernando Valley and Peggy grew up in the Berkeley Hills.
We met at California State University, San Francisco, as students in 1967. Our degrees are in the fine art of printmaking.
We were introduced to this area by Charles Woods and David Osborne at about the time they started the American Victorian Museum in Nevada City. We had worked with them on projects in San Francisco.
Howard teaches drawing and printmaking at Sierra College and leads the Grass Valley Downtown Association.
Contact Information
Swan Levine House
Howard and Peggy Levine, innkeepers Location: 328 S. Church St., Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 272-1873 On the Web: GoldCountryInns.net |
