This turn of the century house was built as a private residence by Dr. Ebenezer Foster-Eddy, adopted son of Mary Baker-Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement. While living in Waterbury Center, Dr. Foster-Eddy was a member the Woodsmen, Grange, Methodist Episcopal Church, Masons and Shriners and was also involved with area musical groups. He died in 1930.

In the 1950s, ski instructors Dick and Martha Guthridge purchased the property and converted it into the Ski Hostel Lodge, fulfilling Martha’s dream of operating a ski lodge. In the winter they catered to ski clubs, sometimes hosting as many as 90 skiers on busy weekends! After Dick’s untimely death, Martha continued to operate the lodge until her retirement in 1986.Today, area skiers still recount fond memories of their visits to the hostel lodge.

Over the next several years, the inn fell into a state of disrepair. In 1996, Sherry and Ron Howe became the owners of the property and, with the help of family, friends and local contractors, reshaped this old historic property into a cozy and comfortable Bed & Breakfast Inn which they called The Cedars Inn.
In June 2003, George & Patricia von Trapp purchased the inn and renamed it von Trapp’s Hunger Mountain Inn.