Beside the stone bridge that leads to the shade of the trees in the village square of Tiradentes stands a house of thick walls and many windows called Solar da Ponte - the House by the Bridge. The Solar was purchased, still unfinished, in the early 1970's by its present owners, John and Anna Maria Parsons, with the sole object of offering hospitality in the time honored tradition of the best houses of Minas Gerais.

The judicious use of local building methods, arts and crafts, has created a Pousada or country inn that reflects the charm of the old colonial mining town of Sao Jose de Rio das Mortes, now called Tiradentes.