SWaN bought The Hilltop House in 2008 for $10 million. Since then, the recession, paperwork and some pushback from residents has stalled SWaN’s initial plans — using a dog-eared 1912 postcard ...

A furor erupted in town in 2008 when SWaN announced plans to build a $75 million, 179-room luxury-resort facility to replace the defunct Hilltop House hotel. The proposal has generated numerous ...

He said he and his wife fell in love with Hilltop House during a visit to Harpers Ferry and dreamed of restoring it to its early 20th-century grandeur. Their plans — which initially envisioned ...