Fairfield Inn (Cashiers, North Carolina)
The Fairfield Inn was an historic hotel building located on Fairfield Lake near US Highway 64 in Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896-1898, and consisted of a 2 1/2-story main block with two rear wings. The Queen Anne style frame building featured three massive singled gables, hipped dormers, a three-story corner turret, elliptical windows, and a one-story lakeside verandah. The hotel had 100 rooms.[2]
Fairfield Inn | |
 Fairfield Inn as it looked around 1980 | |
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| Location | US 64 East, Cashiers, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°7′28″N 83°2′36″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1896-1898 |
| Built by | Toxaway Company |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003476[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1982 |
In July, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3]
Current use
The building was originally built in 1896 near a former gold mine on Lake Fairfield and added to in the early 1900s. It stood on Lake Fairfield near US 64 until 1986. Never renovated, a fire in 1986 exposed the fact the hotel was unsafe and it was demolished later that year. It was a sad loss for the Cashiers Valley.[4]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Janet Hutchinson and Walter Best (September 1981). "Fairfield Inn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- The History of Jackson County Sesquicentennial Edition
- "Sapphire Valley's Fairfield Inn". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
