Balsam Mountain Inn
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The Balsam Mountain Inn is an historic wooden Neo-Classical
and Victorian
hotel located at 68 Seven Springs Drive in Balsam, North Carolina
, United States
. In July, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Construction of the inn began in 1905 and was completed in 1908. The Inn began as a railroad resort hotel, one of many in the area. Now, the Balsam Mountain Inn is the last one standing in Balsam. The inn was bought in 1990 by Merrily Teasley, an experienced innkeeper from Tennessee. She restored the Inn, with the historic preservation certified by the U.S. Department of Interior. She even built an addition that serves as a dining porch that won the Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina in 1995. In 2011, Merrily returned to manage the inn.
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
and Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
hotel located at 68 Seven Springs Drive in Balsam, North Carolina
Balsam, North Carolina
Balsam is an unincorporated community located in the Scott Creek township of Jackson County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 49. There is one United States Post Office in the town...
, United States
United States
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. In July, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Construction of the inn began in 1905 and was completed in 1908. The Inn began as a railroad resort hotel, one of many in the area. Now, the Balsam Mountain Inn is the last one standing in Balsam. The inn was bought in 1990 by Merrily Teasley, an experienced innkeeper from Tennessee. She restored the Inn, with the historic preservation certified by the U.S. Department of Interior. She even built an addition that serves as a dining porch that won the Gertrude S. Carraway Award of Merit from Preservation North Carolina in 1995. In 2011, Merrily returned to manage the inn.
National Register listing
- Balsam Mountain Inn (added 1982)
- SR 1700 and SR 1701, Balsam
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
- Architectural Style: Neo-Classical, Victorian
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
- Period of Significance: 1900-1920
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Tourism
- Historic Sub-function: Hotel Building
- Current Function: Hotel
- Current Sub-function: Hotel Building