About Us - Happy to be in Someplace Special, Ashland, Ohio
The Dream
The Kollar Family
College House Bed and Breakfast is the culmination of an idea that incorporates the desire to offer comfortable hospitality, own and run a successful business, and to instill a strong work ethic into twin boys.
Ashland Ohio's motto is "Ashland Ohio, Someplace Special." Some seem to scoff at the idea, but having moved to a small town after living in an urban environment, we can assure you that Ashland Ohio is indeed someplace special, where people are friendly, traffic is light, and the neighborhoods safe.
The House
Our home is a spacious Colonial Revival American Foursquare. This truly American house style developed in part as a reaction to the excesses of the Victorian era, and featured plain, efficiently laid out floor plans. Our Foursquare was built around 1910 and featured closets and large windows in a relatively compact cube. While most Foursquare homes have a large porch covering the entire front of the house, ours was substantially renovated in 1951 to become a "Colonial Revivial" style Foursquare house. Instead of a large covered porch we have a smaller porch, almost a stoop, with wrought iron railings. The color scheme is white with black shutters, with other "colonial" touches inside.
Since buying the house in 2006 we have installed a new siding, roof, and gutters, blown-in insulation, and put in all new windows. The garage has also gotten new roof, siding, and gutters. Inside the house we've added central air conditioning, refinished the hardwood floors, painted all the walls and trim, and updated electrical wiring. In addition, we have reconfigured a hallway, updated the patio, and completely renovated the bathroom for the first floor Music Department guest room (opened July 2007). The third floor has been completely renovated to create the Art Department guest room (opened October 2007). On the second floor one bathroom became two, giving the English Department guest room (opened June 2008) a spacious whirlpool tub, and by adding a door in the hallway the History Department guest room (opened June 2008) has gained a private bathroom with a shower.
We're Green!
We care about the environment, and have taken steps to operate in a eco friendly manner. Some of our efforts include:
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Composting
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Recycling glass, plastic, paper, cardboard, and metal
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Use of compact flourescent light bulbs as possible
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Installation of a high-efficiency furnace and heat pump
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Installation of a high-efficiency/less water washer and dryer
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Using soap dispensers instead of individual plastic bottles
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Using distilled water dispensers instead of individual plastic bottles
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Promoting the reuse of towels
Contact Us
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