Copper Penny Manor History

"The Copper Penny Manor" Many people ask us how we decided on the name "Copper Penny Manor".  Here is the story.  The house was completed in 1928.  The living room is 33 feet by 18 feet with a center fireplace.  There are two large brass chandeliers and six small brass lights that surround the room. Two of the brass lights are above the fireplace.  The original owner had a 1928 copper penny bolted to the each light with a small nut placed inside the light.  This is where we got the name "Copper Penny".  We also preferred the term manor to mansion although many local residents still call the property  "The Old Spang Mansion". Manor Description Formerly called the Spang Mansion, this historic brick house was built by Lowell Spang in 1928 and restored in 2000 by the Phil Hixon family. There are five acres with a large barn, carriage house, chicken pen and smokehouse.  A red and white brick driveway loops in front of the house and connects all the buildings together.  Each of the four bedrooms has a different variety of wood door and each open to an outside balcony. The building in non-smoking but smoking is permitted on each of the balconies. The kitchen and the three baths have the original solid glass walls and ceilings. One of the baths has an antique seven head shower.  The front entryway has a mahogany door and a black walnut stairway.  The two sunrooms have fireplaces and both have brick walls and brick ceilings.

Copper Penny Manor History