Built in 1918, Five Loaf House has served food to the Pocono Pines community under many names through the years: the Lakeside House, the Knottle Hottle Inn, and the Lake House. Though these restaurants were often very popular and well-loved by the community, the Lake House unfortunately closed around 2009 and the property was put up for sale.
With the economic downturn, the people of Pocono Lake Wesleyan Church became increasingly aware of the needs around them. After receiving several requests by local families in need of housing and not having a way to help them, the church began looking for creative ways to engage these needs. Around the same time, it became clear that the Top of the Mountain Ecumenical Council's food pantry would need a new home. Again, no realistic options presented themselves.
Finally, on February 22nd, 2013, the people of Pocono Lake Wesleyan purchased what had been the Lake House. With the generous assistance of Monroe County Habitat for Humanity and the support of the churches of the ecumenical council (Blakeslee United Methodist, Faith Lutheran, Pocono Lake United Methodist, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and Salem United Church of Christ), the abandoned restaurant began its transformation into what we hope will be a place of transformation for many people and families.
Check out our Five Loaf House archaeology news post for photos of bits of the building's history we've discovered during our renovations. Please contact us if you have any photos or further information about Five Loaf House's history.
With the economic downturn, the people of Pocono Lake Wesleyan Church became increasingly aware of the needs around them. After receiving several requests by local families in need of housing and not having a way to help them, the church began looking for creative ways to engage these needs. Around the same time, it became clear that the Top of the Mountain Ecumenical Council's food pantry would need a new home. Again, no realistic options presented themselves.
Finally, on February 22nd, 2013, the people of Pocono Lake Wesleyan purchased what had been the Lake House. With the generous assistance of Monroe County Habitat for Humanity and the support of the churches of the ecumenical council (Blakeslee United Methodist, Faith Lutheran, Pocono Lake United Methodist, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and Salem United Church of Christ), the abandoned restaurant began its transformation into what we hope will be a place of transformation for many people and families.
Check out our Five Loaf House archaeology news post for photos of bits of the building's history we've discovered during our renovations. Please contact us if you have any photos or further information about Five Loaf House's history.
