208 Bank Street, Brownsville, Pennsylvania 15417, United States
Historical home for rent. Welcome back to the 1940s!
Travel back in time to the 1940's for an unforgettable experience!
Maria's Lovers House
A Unique Experience
While staying at Maria's you can hear sounds and see the sights of the trains bringing coal up and down the river, or the push barges doing the same. Or witness the fog filling the river valley creating a magical view and the trees along the river bank turn brilliant with fall colors.
From Abandoned to Breathtaking
Day One
Day One
Day One
Thirteen months ago it started with a wish and a prayer.
Today
Day One
Day One
Today it stands proudly over Brownsville and welcomes our first guests.
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An Experience Like no Other
Short-term rental
Short-term rental
Short-term rental
Step back in time and experience the simple life of the 1940’s. Rent this house for short-term living, a weekend get-a-way or that special event. This historic house was used as a key location to film the movie Maria’s Lovers in 1983 and released in 1984. The movie is based on a story of a WWII POW returning home to find his true love,
Step back in time and experience the simple life of the 1940’s. Rent this house for short-term living, a weekend get-a-way or that special event. This historic house was used as a key location to film the movie Maria’s Lovers in 1983 and released in 1984. The movie is based on a story of a WWII POW returning home to find his true love, whose lasting image helped him survive his capture. The house has been restored to its original look in the movie, while still retaining all the original siding, interior trim, pocket doors, stairs, wood floors/fireplaces, and other decorative details from when it was built in 1910. The home is decorated completely in 1940’s or earlier furnishings along with movie memorabilia and amazing historical town documents to read and view.
Event Venue
Short-term rental
Short-term rental
A venue with distinction - Memories that will be vividly remembered!
- Small weddings
- Vow renewal
- Tea parties
- Girls night
- Birthday parties
- Private dinner parties
- Custom mystery party
- Bachelorette parties
- Family reunion
- Graduation party
- Or come up with your own
Maria's Lovers Film
Brownsville where history lives
Brownsville where history lives
Maria's Lovers is a 1984 American drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, John Goodman, and Robert Mitchum. The plot follows a soldier returning from World War II who marries the woman of his dreams, but struggles with his Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and despite indiscretions and bad choices love finds its way home.
Brownsville where history lives
Brownsville where history lives
Brownsville where history lives
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Brownsville is where history lives from being Settled in the late 18th century along the winding Monongahela River,
was an original gateway to the west, leaders in steamboat, coal/coke industries, key portion of the National highway, first cast iron bridge built in the US, Bowman Castle, and so much more. Historic Brownsville PA has
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Brownsville is where history lives from being Settled in the late 18th century along the winding Monongahela River,
was an original gateway to the west, leaders in steamboat, coal/coke industries, key portion of the National highway, first cast iron bridge built in the US, Bowman Castle, and so much more. Historic Brownsville PA has weathered the rise and fall of coal and steel and other challenges in Western Pennsylvania, but is rising from their challenges to celebrate living history.
It will surprise you the breadth of history you can enjoy in just a few short blocks.
Amenities
Basic Amenities
Safety and security
Basic Amenities
- Whole house Wi-Fi
- TVs in Attic and in main bedrooms. SMART TVs (Fire TV) with Roku
- Central heating and cooling
- Washer & dryer
- Iron and ironing board
- Linens including towels, bed sheets
- Essential bathroom items such as soap, shampoo, and toilet paper
Family
Safety and security
Basic Amenities
- Large, modern bathroom suite with separate sink from toilet/walk in shower area
- Children’s books and toys
- Video games and board games
- Other period specific games
- Movie memorabilia
- Brownsville history materials
Safety and security
Safety and security
Safety and security
- Free parking on premises
- Additional free parking across the street
- Whole house smoke alarms
- Carbon monoxide alarms
- First aid kit (kitchen)
- Fire extinguishers on each floor
- Ring doorbell and external cameras
- Outdoor security lights around entire house
Bed & Bath
Bed & Bath
Safety and security
- Maria's Lovers House has a powder room on the first floor and a bathroom suite on the second floor
- Our own line of specialty soaps and shampoos exclusive to our venue
- A washer and dryer are also available on the first floor in the secret closet
- All bed lines and mattresses (Purple) will be high end products
- All linens and towels will be freshly washed and prepared prior to your stay
Kitchen
Bed & Bath
Outdoors
- Space where guests can cook their own meals in the Butler’s Pantry
- All basic Kitchenware
- Stove/oven
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Coffeemaker
- Cooking basics
- Special spice rack with all the favorites
- Basic linens
Outdoors
Bed & Bath
Outdoors
- Wrap around porch with view of downtown Brownsville and the Monongahela River
- Blue Stone patio and firepit (pending)
- Multiple viewpoints of Brownsville
- Out door patios and gazebo for outdoor events (pending)
A venue like no other
Primary film site for Maria's Lovers Movie
208 Bank Street was one of the key filming sites for the 1983 movie, Maria's Lovers starring Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Keith Carradine, Robert Mitchum, and a young up and coming actor John Goodman. [US release 1984, European release 1885
Property is Smoke Free
NO Smoking
Frank Melega (1905-1997) was a local artist in Brownsville and ran a sign shop among other things. So this is most appropriate!