Sharon, Massachusetts remains as one of the footprints to remind us of earlier times. In the late 17th century, Sharon became one of the regular stops for carriers who were traveling along the first highway connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1765, Sharon was incorporated and at that time was known as Stoughtonham. The name soon changed to Sharon and has been ever since.

The body of water that Saphire Estate overlooks, known as Lake Massapoag, became a steady source of iron ore during the Revolutionary War. In fact, the first cannon balls used at Bunker Hill were harvested from this very lake.

In 1835, Sharon became one of the leading granite producers in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Moyle Quarry, which is located just near the Saphire Manor, was the source used to construct the final link in the Boston-Providence Railroad line.

During the Civil War, Lake Massapoag was harvested for ice and blocks of frozen water were stored at local icehouses before they were brought to Boston via train. During the same time period, a Congregational Church was built in the center of town with a bell hand crafted by Paul Revere.

In the last quarter of the 19th century, Sharon was voted the healthiest place to live east of the Rocky Mountains. One of the reasons was because the lake and woodlands pristine were known for their medicinal value.

By the beginning of the 20th century, Sharon was known as the town where the wealthy from Boston vacationed. Much like Cape Cod is today for beach-goers and tourists, Saphire estate was built at the turn of the century along with a host of other Victorian mansions and inns constructed around Lake Massapoag to accommodate the wealth of vacationers and tourists. Today, since its construction, this estate has been used for functions of all kinds, especially weddings.

The Saphire family are only the fourth owners in the estate's century long history. First known as Wentworth's and then Anapolsky's, until Julius Daub bought the estate in 1947, and then it was known as Daub's Highland Manor. In 1977, Roberta Saphire was driving by and ended up buying the property and renaming it Saphire Manor & Inn.

In May of 2006, Roberta's son Jonathan and his wife Amie took over ownership of the manor and have launched a new identity - Saphire Estate.

Jonathan and Amie are the new generation of management at Saphire Estate and have invested in over $500,000 in remodeling, bringing the estate to a new start - once again.

In its long history, the Saphire Manor has seen hundreds of thousands of faces and some even famous. Stories have been passed on that in the 1930's the great composer Leonard Bernstein used to perform in our grand ballroom. Even today, celebrities have graced the grand ballroom floor, as they themselves have been guests at receptions here.