DISTINCTIVE BOUTIQUE HOTEL LODGING ON SCHOOLHOUSE HILL OVERLOOKING BRYSON CITY
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A Spacious Home for Gatherings and Quiet Relaxation

Originally the home of a prominent Bryson City lawyer, the Inn's main house provides common areas for conversation, board games, reading, television and each morning's breakfast.

History

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OUR INN

The main and carriage houses were built in 1927 by Dr. B.C. and Lillian Franklin Thomasson. McKinley Edwards, a decorated WWI Marine war hero, purchased the house in 1932 where he and his wife lived until his death in 1960.The Edwards family moved to Bryson City in 1920, where Counselor Edwards began a 40 year law career, during the course of which he defended 88 first-degree murder cases without a single death-penalty conviction.

His wife Annie Angel Edwards, a prominent business woman, designed and oversaw construction of the adjacent Edwards Apartments in 1940, which she managed for 46 years. Those apartments were later transformed into the Inn's 13 spacious guest rooms.

Our
Innkeepers

Janice and John-Marc Gallagher have been in the hospitality industry for a combined 50+ years and love the business. They have worked in five star hotels from Texas to California and owned a small surf hotel on the Pacific coast  of Costa Rica. The couple has owned several restaurants  in both Costa Rica and Nicaragua as well as a full service wedding business and two property management companies.  The Gallaghers excel in making each guest  welcome and at home. 
Deck with mountain view
Dining room
Sunroom
Living room photo

Common 
Areas to Enjoy

"We felt like family" is one of the comments we hear often. The inn offers many special areas for you,  your family and friends to relax and spend quality time together.  Watch a movie in the living room: play board games in the dining room: enjoy a coffee in the sun room. Your options are many and we truly want you to feel this is your home away from home. 
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