Own This Historic Bed & Breakfast In Heart Of Toms River, $1.15M

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Have you ever considered owning a bed and breakfast? This is your opportunity. The Victorian Tea Room and inn 600 Main is for sale.

Located at 600 Main St. in Toms River, it is listed for $1,150,000 on realtor.com.

The seven-bedroom inn, with six full and two half-bathrooms is in the heart of downtown Toms River, within walking distance of the waterfront as well as the stores and restaurants, along with the summer street fairs. You have a front-row seat for the annual Halloween parade as well.

The inn's website notes the home was built in the 1890s and was an example of Colonial Revival architecture, but had a Victorian flair that has been maintained for decades.

It once belonged to Thomas A. Mathis (as in the man for whom the Mathis Bridge is name) and his wife, Helen S. Steelman, along with Helen's brother and his wife, Maja Leon Berry and Edna Steelman, according to the inn website. "During the two couples’ occupancy, the house was the scene of many elegant parties and dinners," the site notes.

Mathis also was a kingpin of Republican Party politics in Ocean County and served in the state Senate, rising to Republican majority leader and the president of the Senate; he also served as secretary of state for New Jersey.

The home has passed through a number of hands but its current owners have given it some much-needed care. "Their dream was to turn it into a center of relaxation and hospitality – which is exactly what it has become," the website notes.

There's plenty of room for bed and breakfast guests but also for serving light lunches if that's your style. There are a number of options on what can be done.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.