About Us

The original building was built prior to 1860 of brick supplied undoubtedly from one of the local brick manufacturing companies and was originally started as a two-story building with an extension added in 1884 by then owner Henry Noll. In the early 1890’s or early 1900’s, owner Adam Spade added a mansard roofed third story to the hotel.

The hotel served as a hostelry for workers in the area cigar factories, brick factory and travelers as they traversed the southeastern portion of Lebanon County in the triangle between Reading, Lancaster and Harrisburg. It is rumored, according to the 1892 guest ledger of the hotel that Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson spent time here just 11 days prior to their election on November 8, 1892. This visit is questionable, but possible if they were on the campaign trail.

Today, the heavily traveled main thoroughfare, Route 897, conveys many antique dealers and collectors, as well as Dutch-country tourists to the area from the PA Turnpike, Reading and Lebanon area. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Wild Game Commission Preserve attracts business to the area as well.

The village of Kleinfeltersville itself has a background steeped in religious history as it is the center of the founding of the Evangelical Association (a Dutch for of Methodism) by Jacob Albright. A follower of Jacob Albright, Rev. John R. Kleinfelter, was the founder of Kleinfeltersville, when he purchased a farm of approximately 200 acres from his father-in-law in 1824. This acreage, when divided between Rev. Kleinfelter’s eight children, beginning in 1848, served as the nucleus of the village.

The current owner purchased the building and business in 1999, as a small pub in need of repair and apartments that replaced hotel rooms. After many years of painstaking work and energy a successful local meeting place was created. From the excellent food, warm inviting atmosphere and friendly local people, the K-ville thrived as a meeting point from all around the area and summers on the deck often had music with great food specials and were not to be missed. All was good in the world until one dreaded day on April 1, 2015 when the early morning hours brought with it a fire that ended up completely destroying what had been the local icon in the village for so many years. It took over 2 years for a new building to be constructed and a business re-established and although the fabulous, historic building could not be reconstructed a beautiful, larger facility now stands in its place offering a fabulous array of dining options, great people and the hope that the spirit of K-ville will continue to live on. Thank you for joining us.