Balsam Mountain Inn Facts:
The inn is among the oldest in North Carolina's mountains.
Construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1908.
History Of The Balsam Mountain
Inn Video(17Mb).
Modeled after the Saratoga Inn in New York, the Balsam Mountain
Inn features neo-classical architecture.
The three-story building has 46,000+ square
feet and 225 windows.
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A hallmark is our 100-foot, two-tier porch offering splendid views of the Balsams.
The inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in July 1982.
Several
native woods were used in construction, including poplar, hemlock and chestnut.
The 10-foot wide hallways, designed to accommodate huge steamer trunks of guests
arriving by rail, are now filled with art and crafts of more than 75 local artists.
Click here for more on the history of the inn.
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