Overview
One of the first residences built in Blue Ridge back in 1890, the three story home sits in the middle of downtown, steps from the train depot. The Victorian home has seen several major renovations over the past 133 years and now stands as a testament to the merging of past and present, town and country, refined and wild, sociable and cozy. We are steps to all of the restaurants, shops, parks, bars and great experiences that bring folks to Blue Ridge from all over the world. Guests and visitors alike can take advantage of the Porch & Parlor Curiosity Shop, operating on site in the 6k square foot boutique hotel with a Victorian ancestry.
Our Porch & Parlor Curiosity Shop has Vintage barware, silver platters, wonderful chairs, interesting books, ceramic animals, framed Victorian postcards and portraits, botanical prints, old maps and globes, brass candlesticks and lamps, busts and sculptures, vintage and modern cameras, antlers and taxidermy… Victorian, Edwardian, the Roaring 20’s, the years between the wars, World War II, Mid-century Modern, 60’s, 70’s even 80’s… all of these eras are represented in our vintage selections. These are considered gifts for you to give, or meaningful objects for your home.
