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The Old Stone Inn in Waynesville, North Carolina offers the feel of a rustic hunting lodge with cozy, simple rooms and lots of privacy, regional antiques, handmade quilts on wonderful beds, mountain and woodland views.

The Old Stone Inn
Mountain Lodge


Waynesville, North Carolina

Extremely comfortable lodging and inspiring cuisine with carefully chosen wines for well over half a century
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Inn History

The Inn was opened to guests on July 15th 1946, just after the War II surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945. Times were tough during the war … who would dream of building a Mountain Lodge then. The tourist/travel industry was virtually nonexistent. Construction materials and resources needed to build were allocated to the war effort. Manpower to build anything was scarce if at all available. Nevertheless, Wendall & Daisy Furry were resolute in their dreams to offer lodging and dining to mountain visitors and in 1944 pushed ahead with their construction plans. Furry's Lodge
A True Mountain Lodge

Oak Terrace
Oak Terrace In The Trees
1800’s Style Construction
Stone for the Chestnut Lodge was quarried locally for the foundations and first floor walls; poplar trees were carefully cut and removed from the forest and hand planed for floor and roof joists; and wormy chestnut planks, plentiful at the time as all of America’s Chestnuts were dying by a foreign introduced disease, formed the second floor walls. With approval of the government, oak planks were requisitioned and shipped by train for the flooring throughout. A similar process was involved in the construction of the Oak Terrace building in 1945.

It was a construction process more representative of the late 1800’s than the 1940’s, yet most appropriate for its setting in these majestic mountains. Guests anxious to celebrate the end of the war and the beginning of a new prosperity, began arriving at The Lodge in droves, staying for weeks and some for the entire summer season. The Lodge still has a feel of the classic lodges in many of our great national parks, although extensively renovated over the years. It’s appropriate. It has a has a sense of place, and the ambiance desired when one wants a true mountain vacation.

Front Yard
Enjoying The Sun & Shade
Woodland Mountain Setting
The Inn’s character is enhanced by its setting … perched on 3 1/2 acres of forested hillside overlooking the arts and crafts town of Waynesville. The Inn today, just as in the 1940’s, is virtually hidden in the forest. You step on the property and feel immediately the presence of majestic trees towering above you. The play of shade and shadow hides and reveals the Inn’s buildings. The views of mountains through gaps in the trees on all sides of the property roots you, and the sense of calm and peacefulness captivates you. You have arrived at a genuine Lodge in the mountains. 		Rhododendron Building
Rhododendron Building

Surprisingly too, we’re only a short walk from the center of Waynesville. Kate the mule used to take guests downtown in a buggy. Walking is more practical today as there are lots of shops lining the route. Downtown Waynesville flourishes with the products of local artists and crafters. Small restaurants and pubs are interspersed with retail and craft shops for locals and visitors alike.

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The Old Stone Inn
Mountain Lodge
 109 Dolan Road
Waynesville, North Carolina   28786
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Robert & Cindy Zinser, Innkeepers

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