Willoughby House pushes the restaurant and boutique travel industry beyond four walls

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — Tucked off Euclid Avenue, the striking stone Willoughby House is hard to miss. Its outer beauty is what sold co-owner Mike Neundorfer and his brother Paul into buying the building nearly two years ago.

“Paul and his partner drove by here and his partner looked it up and said this place is for sale so within a few weeks, we bought it,” said Neundorfer.

Formally known as the Willoughby Mansion built in 1902, the space was first a home, but as years passed it turned into a girl’s school, then eventually an assisted living facility in the late 80s. The building sat vacant since 2017 until the Neundorfer brothers came along. They wanted the space to be a center for gathering again, and above all a celebration of its history.

“The big part of this experience was the community of Willoughby and so many people are still connected to this place,” said Neundorfer.

After 20 months of serious renovations, the Willoughby house now has 7 suites in the main house and 3…