Jerry and Jan Walters                Owners/Innkeepers 421 S. Harrison St.         McGregor, TX 76657-1562
254-840-2589                                       800-616-0603
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Serving Waco, McGregor, Woodway, Hewitt, Lorena, Bruceville, Eddy, Troy, Temple, Belton, Moody, Gatesville, Valley Mills, Crawford, Oglesby, Speegleville

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The Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast

Amethyst Room--Brass and Glass

On the second floor, the first room to the left gets its name from Jan's collection of amethyst glassware, much of which is in this bedroom. You can sleep in Jan's grandmother's massive queen brass bed. There is also a single bed in this room (when using this extra bed, add $21 to the room rate). Stained glass hangs in each window and other family furniture pieces include an oak dresser. The private bath for the Amethyst Room is just down the hall and is a shower bath. The brass bed in the Amethyst Room came from Bonham, Texas and belonged to Jan's grandmother Saun-ders. Some in the family have said the reason Jan got the bed was be-cause no one else in the family had a house strong enough to hold up such a heavy bed. Some of the family's antique clothes are also hanging on the armoire. This was our oldest son Ken's room when we first bought this house in 1984.

           SINGLE/DOUBLE OCCUPANCY:            Weekdays (Sun-Thurs) --------
           Weekends (Fri-Sat)-------------
           MULTIPLE BED OCCUPANCY:
              with twin bed (Sun-Thurs) ------------
              with twin bed (Fri-Sat) ----------------

$ 95
$105

$116
$126

Ask about Cash or Check Discount
and other discounts that make some rooms less than local motel rates.


Looking out of the room into the Angel Hall

This photo shows the end of the hall to the private bathroom, which must be accessed by way of the Angel Hall.

When The Lighthouse began being a Bed and Breakfast in 1989, there had originally of course been no bathrooms upstairs(there was only one downstairs, and it was on the back porch when we bought the house). The Blue Room had an adjacent empty room that was easily made a bathroom, but Jerry and Jan had to go into a portion of the attic and build two shower baths, one for the Amethyst Room and the other for the Apricot Room. This view is taken from the hallway looking into the bathroom that serves the Amethyst Room.
This view shows the Jenny Lind single bed on the left, which gives this room a maximum capacity of three.
Visible here is the very old dresser which belonged to Jerry's great Aunt Grace and Uncle Vannie Gummelt, who were his grandmother's sister and brother-in-law. Jan has done a wonderful job of refinishing this old piece and therefore it does not appear to be as old as it really is. The pulls on the drawers are still the originals. Also shown here is another of the wreaths.


This picture shows the ceiling level of the Amethyst Room, with the ceiling fan and two of the three stained glass hangings in the room. Throughout The Lighthouse you will see wonderful evidence of Jan's knack and talent for decorating--Victorian style. The armoire in the corner is old but is not the one that goes with the dresser. That one is in Jerry and Jan's daughter Karla's home, who lives with her husband Mark Cunningham and four of our wonderful grandchildren--just four blocks away.

This side of the room includes a window that looks out on    the front yard. Near the door is part of Jan's amethyst collection, from which this room gets its name.


It is not always easy to maintain the integrity of the old houses and at the same time add the needed bathrooms. But we wanted to insure that every room would have its own private bath. Out of all the bathrooms we have added, the Amethyst and Apricot rooms are the only ones where you have to go down the hall to get to their bathrooms.


The view here is from the doorway. The twin bed is immediately on the left, some of Jan's collection of old family dresses hang on the armoire one one side of her grandmother's brass bed, one of the many stained glass hangings, tables and lamps, and wall decorations are also visible.
All rooms at The Lighthouse have private baths. And most of them are en suite. However, this is one of the rooms where you must go down the hall to get to your private bath. The "down the hall" baths do not have tubs--only showers.

[ HOME ] [ Attractions ] [ Contact ] [ Directions ] [ Events ] [ Guest Payment ]
[ Recipes ] [ Reservations ] [ Rooms ] [ Vacation Rentals ] [ Jan's Newsletter ]
[ Lighthouse Rooms ] [2] Amethyst Room [2] Apricot Room [2] Blue Room [3] East Room [3] Family Room
[ Lyon House Rooms ] [1] Texas Country [1] Victoriana [2] Carolyn's [2] Presidents [2] Riviera
[1]=First Floor [2]=Second Floor [3]=Third Floor

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The Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast
421 S. Harrison St.
McGregor, TX 76657-1562
Phone 254-840-2589 or toll-free 800-616-0603

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The Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast

Amethyst Room--Brass and Glass

The Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast 421 S. Harrison St. McGregor, TX 76657-1562 Phone 254-840-2589 or toll-free 800-616-0603

The Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast
421 S. Harrison St.
McGregor, TX 76657-1562
Phone 254-840-2589 or toll-free 800-616-0603