Highlands Inn Courtyard Color
by Sharon Williams Eng
Title
Highlands Inn Courtyard Color
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Sharon Williams Eng
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Photograph - Photography
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The historic Highlands Inn Lodge in Highlands, North Carolina, includes a lovely courtyard nestled among the trees. Passersby can stop to enjoy the view as they stroll past.
According to the inn's website, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson of Reno County, Kansas selected the plateau for the development of a new town. They arrived at the site of their new town on February 1875, purchased 839 acres and began development and promotion of the area. It was to be called Kelsey’s Plateau but the name was soon changed to Highlands.
Joseph Halleck built Highlands Inn in 1880 as the first hotel in Highlands, known as Highlands House. In 1883 Joseph Fitts bought the inn and was running it when the Moccasin War took place in 1885. In 1886 John Jay and Mary Chapin Smith were the recipients of the Inn, a wedding present, from Mary Chapin’s aunt, Eliza Wheaton. During this era, the Inn was known as the Highlands House and fondly referred to as Smith House.
The inn has seen a number of owners over the years and renovations. It's nice to see some remnants of history in the high mountain town.
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May 1st, 2021
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Jenny Revitz Soper
Wonderful capture! Thanks for posting in the Rural Hometowns thread in No Place Like Home! LF
Sharon Williams Eng replied:
Thank you for the comment, Jenny. I appreciate the work you do administering the group.