Two siblings are aiming to fulfill their late father's dream — developing a bed-and-breakfast on a family farm in Unity.

John B. Andrighetti of Wexford said he and his sister, Annette Sackett of Greensburg, are in the “early steps” of repurposing a 10-acre section of the former Queer family farm along Pleasant Unity Road — Route 981 — that their father, John R., purchased about a decade ago with the intent of making it his home and business.

“He wanted to live there, and he was in the process of redoing it and got the plans to put in a bed-and-breakfast,” Andrighetti said. He noted he and his sister are picking up where their father — a former assistant superintendent at Greater Latrobe School District — left the project when he died in June 2015.

Andrighetti said the siblings could be a year or two from seeing the plan come to fruition — renovation of the farmhouse as a five-bedroom, five-bath bed-and-breakfast and the nearby former dairy barn as a venue available to rent for wedding receptions for up to 100 guests.

Andrighetti said Tuesday that contractor Hartman Construction of Jeannette has been working steadily on renovation of the two-story farmhouse, which is being expanded with a new kitchen on the first floor and a bedroom above. Completion of a brick exterior on the addition is expected in several weeks, with interior renovations to come, he said.

He said the barn was “almost falling in when we first got it. It's been totally redone” — with a new metal roof and sides and the help of Amish craftsmen.

The property is being developed under the business name LaCarrozza, which Andrighetti said reflects his father's Italian heritage and translates to “the carriage.” He said the family hasn't decided what the bed-and-breakfast ultimately will be called.

“We're putting a lot of time and effort into it,” Andrighetti said. “It's a good feeling seeing it coming together.”

The project passed an initial hurdle recently. The Unity supervisors approved the proposed bed-and-breakfast and reception site as a conditional use under the township's agricultural zoning district. It was the first such approval under a zoning revision that provides for such conversions of agricultural property, according to township solicitor Gary Falatovich.

The family still must submit a site plan for township approval, Andrighetti noted.

He said the property, little more than a mile south of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, has qualities that make it well-suited for country getaways and weddings.

“It's a farm setting, it looks out on the Chestnut Ridge and it's convenient to the airport,” he said. “People can have their wedding and be able to fly out the next morning.”

Other areas of the nearly 100-acre property have retained their traditional use as they are rented to a local farmer for crop production, he said.

Jeff Himler is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-836-6622, jhimler@tribweb.com or via Twitter @jhimler_news.

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