Hotels Give You a Room. We Give You a Boutique Inn in Faribault.
You get the grandeur of a 130-year-old Victorian home. We take care of everything that comes with owning one.
Details made by hand with techniques no longer taught. Materials curated before being lost to time. Design decisions that some bureaucrat outlawed decades ago.
These are some of the reasons why the woodwork, tall windows, turret, and wraparound porch are both timeless and treasured. But there’s another side to owning a historic house.
Ask anyone who has done it. Like us.
We see the windows that need to be reglazed. We cringe at the corners where paint needs touching up. We hear the mysterious noises. We wrestle with stubborn plumbing and a boiler that needs to be coddled and cradled.
And those beautiful original wood floors with the inlay detail? It had to be excavated from under mounds of old green carpet.
But that's for us to worry about. Not you. Because when you stay at Historic Hutch House, you get to rest while we sweat the upkeep.
You get the history. You get the character. You get the stories. You just don't have to worry about keeping the place standing.
So please, leave your worries and concerns at the door. Kick your feet up and enjoy the grandeur of this beautiful boutique inn in Faribault.
All you have to worry about is making the most of your stay. Here's some thoughts on how to do just that.
The House is Old, But We're Not Curmudgeons About It
Historic Hutch House is an 1892 Queen Anne Victorian built in a different era, for a different way of living, in a city that was experiencing its own moment of transformation.
Minnesota was growing from territory to statehood, and at one point, Faribault was on the short-list of sites being considered for the capital. St. Paul eventually won out. But the result is a town steeped in history as old as the North Star State itself.
Today, the house has been thoughtfully restored and adapted into a boutique inn with three private suites.
That matters because we're not trying to turn a historic house into a hotel.
And we're not trying to freeze it in time, either.
We're doing something in between.
We're preserving the things worth preserving while making the house work for the way people actually travel today.
You can admire the craftsmanship without worrying about normal wear and tear.
You can sit on the porch where titans of industry discussed the news of the day. And relax, because it will always need to be repainted.
You can sleep beneath the turret without wondering when the roof was last repaired. (That was after a hail storm in 2021.)
You can wander through the original spaces, admire the architectural details, and imagine the people who lived here more than a century ago.
Then you can retreat to your suite, connect to high-speed Wi-Fi, stream your favorite Netflix show, make a cup of coffee, and enjoy the modern comforts you expect from a good stay.
That's the magic of a historic boutique inn.
The past offers atmosphere. The present provides comfort.
So, What Exactly Is a Boutique Inn?
The phrase "boutique" gets used a lot.
It can mean a hotel with wild wallpaper and unexpected color combinations.
But for us, a boutique inn is different by design.
It's smaller.
More personal.
More distinctive.
And, most importantly, it isn't trying to be everything to everyone. Because that only leads to missing everything.
Historic Hutch House isn't a chain.
It isn't a franchise.
It isn't part of a global hospitality brand with identical properties in 47 cities.
There isn't another Historic Hutch House waiting for you in Orlando, Denver, or Nashville. There isn't even one in the Twin Cities.
There is one. Only one. This one.
Here in Faribault.
And that's the point.
A boutique inn should reflect its place.
Our place just happens to have more than 130 years of stories built into it.
This Is a Faribault Stay
You could stay almost anywhere.
You could choose a familiar hotel where the room looks essentially the same whether you're in Minnesota, Texas, or California.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Sometimes predictable is exactly what you want. Kind of like a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Or a burger at McDonald's.
But if you're coming to Faribault, why not stay somewhere that actually feels like Faribault?
Historic Hutch House is part of the city's story.
The house was built in 1892, when Faribault was growing, changing, and establishing itself as an important community in southern Minnesota.
The architecture transport you to that moment.
The craftsmanship reflects what was modern and sylish more than a century ago.
Even the scale of the house reflects a time when homes were built to make an impression.
And today, you get to experience that history from the inside.
Not behind glass.
Not on a guided tour.
Not from a sidewalk while someone tells you what it used to be.
You get to sleep here.
That's a very different relationship with history.
And before you ask, no, the spirits of past owners don't walk the halls at night. It's just us, and our two Goldendoodles.
Three Suites. Three Ways to Experience a Boutique Inn in Faribault.
One of the best things about staying in a historic house is discovering that no two spaces feel exactly alike.
That's particularly true at The Hutch.
We have three private suites, and each has its own personality.
Each has also been refreshed with the modern traveler in mind.
So while the house may be more than a century old, your stay doesn't have to feel like it.
THE HUTCHINSON SUITE
Grand. Light-filled. A Little Dramatic.
Named for the home's original owner, the Hutchinson Suite occupies the second-floor turret.
And yes, there's something inherently fun about sleeping in a turret.
Tall windows bring in natural light. Historic details surround you. There's room to settle in, stretch out and actually enjoy the space instead of treating your hotel room as somewhere to store your suitcase.
And then there are the modern details.
High-quality linens.
A comfortable sitting area.
Streaming entertainment.
High-speed Wi-Fi.
A private bath with a walk-in shower and radiant heated floors.
It's a good example of what we're trying to do throughout the house:
Keep the character. Upgrade the experience.
THE NORTH STAR SUITE
Cozy. Comfortable. Unmistakably Minnesota.
The North Star Suite takes a slightly quieter approach.
A four-poster king bed anchors the room, while a comfortable sitting area gives you somewhere to read, talk, sip coffee or simply do nothing for a while.
Which, frankly, is an underrated vacation activity.
The historic character is still there.
So are the modern conveniences.
Private bath. Smart TV. High-speed Wi-Fi. Coffee. Comfortable linens. Thoughtful touches.
It's a room designed to make slowing down feel natural.
THE RIVER BEND SUITE
Private. Easygoing. A Little Different.
The River Bend Suite has its own personality—and its own entrance.
Located at ground level, it's tucked away from the main flow of the house and offers a little extra privacy.
There's a queen bed, a relaxed sitting area, a private bath and the kind of layout that makes settling in easy.
It feels a little more like your own private hideaway.
And because every suite is different, choosing a room at The Hutch isn't simply about choosing a price point.
It's about choosing the experience you want to have.
The quirks are historic. The comforts are not. Guests can enjoy the unique beauty of a historic house without forgoing modern conveniences.
Yes, There Are Still a Few Quirks.
We think that's a good thing.
If you stay in a house built in 1892 and everything is perfectly symmetrical, perfectly level and perfectly predictable, something has probably gone wrong.
Historic houses have personalities.
You may notice the staircase isn't quite what you'd expect.
You may encounter a floor that has developed its own sense of perspective over the last century.
You may find yourself looking up at a piece of woodwork that someone crafted by hand long before anyone had heard of mass production.
You may hear the house make a noise and wonder what it was.
Don't worry.
The house is fine.
It's just being an old house.
Those little imperfections aren't deficiencies we're trying to hide.
They're part of what makes the experience different.
A modern hotel can give you a perfectly consistent room.
A historic home gives you a story.
We'll take the story.
The Luxury of Not Having to Own It
There's a strange kind of luxury in staying somewhere historic.
You get to appreciate the craftsmanship without paying for the restoration.
You get to admire the architecture without climbing a ladder to fix it.
You get to enjoy the porch without spending your Saturday repainting it.
You get to sleep in a 130-year-old house without spending your evenings researching why the furnace is making that noise.
In other words:
You get all the fun parts of owning a historic home without actually owning the historic home.
That's the experience we're trying to create at Historic Hutch House.
Not a museum.
Not a hotel that happens to have old wallpaper.
A boutique inn—small, personal, locally owned and rooted in the community where it exists.
Come for the House. Stay for Faribault.
Of course, The Hutch is only part of the experience.
Walk a few blocks and you're in historic downtown Faribault.
Explore local restaurants.
Find a coffee shop.
Browse the shops.
Walk along the river.
Visit a local attraction.
Take a scenic drive.
Or do absolutely nothing.
That's allowed, too.
One of the advantages of staying somewhere like Historic Hutch House is that you don't have to manufacture an experience.
The house already has one.
The city already has one.
You just have to slow down enough to notice it.
Maybe That's What We Love Most About The Hutch
We didn't build this place.
We inherited it.
And now we're entrusted with taking care of it.
That's a very different relationship than simply operating another hotel.
Every repair matters.
Every restoration decision matters.
Every room we refresh has to answer the same question:
How do we make this better for today's traveler without erasing what made it special in the first place?
That's the balancing act.
Modern comfort without modern sameness.
Historic character without historic inconvenience.
Personal hospitality without the formality of a traditional bed-and-breakfast.
A beautiful old house without the headache of owning one.
And three suites that each give you a slightly different way to experience it.
Come stay in the house you don't have to maintain. Experience the history you don't have to preserve. Enjoy the quirks you don't have to fix.
That's Historic Hutch House.
Where history comes to stay.
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