THE ALBEMARLE INN

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

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The next antebellum mansion that we were introduced to was surprisingly in Asheville, North Carolina. We had been staying at the Biltmore Estates in Asheville and decided to spend one night off the Biltmore grounds and in the town of Asheville. I selected a B&B that looked like an antebellum mansion on Edgemont Street.

Although the house looked antebellum on the outside, it was Victorian on the inside. From the looks of it, I expected a huge, sweeping foyer with an elegant curved staircase leading to the second floor. But that was not to be. Instead, the rooms were smallish with dark wood and dark furniture and accents. Our room wasn't quite as polished and crisp as I had hoped either. But we spent a quiet evening there and had a nice breakfast in the sunroom the next morning.

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There's a more detailed description of our stay at the Albemarle Inn in my blog entitled, "Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Small Hotels". Click on the words below my picture that say, "View my complete profile" for a list of my other blog albums.

The Overlook House, Macon, Georgia

We didn't know the names or the history of most of the rest of the antebellum mansions we saw in Macon, Georgia neighborhoods on December 5, 2006, but they were each so incredible in their own way, I wanted to include them in this blog album.