The Covered Bridge
Bed and Breakfast A National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark
The Victorian Gothic was built by Cora Mae Crim Peck and her husband Melville Peck in 1883. Cora Mae Crim Peck was the daughter of
J. Napoleon Bonaparte Crim, politician and wealthy businessman.
It is believed that there was an earlier part of the house on the site or the Peck's added to that house in 1883 as this corner lot is situated on an important corner behind the historic county courthouse. This house would have seen the first land battle of the Civil War in early June, 1861.
Cora Mae had windows for the house brought in by special freight wagon over the mountains. Since her father owned the local mercantile store, 
she furnished the house with the finest oak and ornate 19th century furnishings including the beautiful and ornate oak staircase and the dining room table, buffets and chairs which still sit in the dining room awaiting our breakfast guests.
Additions and improvements were added as the years went by. Ask the Innkeepers to tell you the story of the house progression. Most of the inside walls are three bricks thick and the walls are the original horse hair plaster. In the 1980's the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Victorian beauty is again ready to welcome and entertain visitors.
The house was passed down through the original family until 1995 when it was sold. Our Innkeepers purchased the house in 2007. The house had been sitting vacant for two years and was in need of a great deal of tender loving care and restoration.
Gordon and Susan, innkeepers, pride themselves on making their guests feel at home from the first moment they step into this historical Victorian.
Come visit and sit on the porch for awhile
and let the cares of the world slip away.
