Roadhaven1830
Our History
Roadhaven1830 was originally known as the ‘Casper Bowman Home Farm’ and while we now sit atop 7 acres, the property was once several hundred acres and home to the largest dairy farm in the area. Prior to 1853, Levi Rinker would use a fulling mill dam to create felt, ruins of which still exist on site. By 1859, he had deeded the property to George Fitzmoyer who, in turn, willed it to his brother William. This led to William’s daughter, Rebecca Fitzmoyer Bowman, buying out her siblings to purchase the home (we love a little girl power). Upon her death in 1923, the estate was passed to Casper Bowman, her son, and longest proprietor.
In 1970, the home was purchased by Martin Flinn Tilley, a creative from California, who began its restoration. After Mr. Tilley, came the “Widow Kip”, Rosemary Kip, who had worked for the Sulgrave Club, a private women’s only club on D.C.’s Embassy Row (sensing the girl power theme, again!). In 1986, she converted the home into a Bed & Breakfast, complete with 10 modern bathrooms. The previous ‘hen house’ and ‘wash house’ were converted into the guest cottages we know and love today.
In 1991, Bob & Betty Luse saw the property listed in the New York Times. They kept the name ‘Widow Kip’s’ and remained for the next 29 years, calling Mount Jackson home. After losing Betty, Bob was ready to sell and so, in 2020, he passed the property to the Nossal family and it was dubbed the Family Farmhouse Inn. Until 2025, when it went through yet another (and ideally final) rebranding to become Roadhaven1830.
Today, Roadhaven1830 is owned by Olivia R. Hilton, who purchased the property for her family to cherish for years to come. Her parents, Rebeccah and David Hilton (the R & D of ROAD), will live in the expanded Dudley Suite and help her navigate event hosting, Victorian renovations, and boutique lodging!