Green Park Inn, Hotel in den Vereinigten Staaten
Green Park Inn is a historic hotel in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, built in 1891 by three businessmen from Lenoir who wanted to create a comfortable destination for summer travelers. The structure combines Colonial Revival and Queen Anne architectural styles and sits atop a mountain, straddling the Eastern Continental Divide, offering eighty-eight guest rooms, restaurants, a tavern, and event spaces today.
The hotel opened in 1891 with sixty guest rooms and amenities including a restaurant, telegraph office, and entertainment facilities like billiards and bowling. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, closed temporarily in 2009 due to economic hardship, then reopened in 2010 after extensive renovation that preserved its historic character.
The hotel served as a community hub for decades, housing one of the area's only post offices and telegraph stations. Visitors can see the original postal sorting system preserved in the History Room, a reminder of how this place connected the mountain community to the wider world.
The hotel sits atop a mountain near Blowing Rock with ample parking on its large grounds and easy access from town. Spring through fall is the best time to visit, when mountain scenery is at its peak and nearby trails and outdoor activities are most accessible.
Author Margaret Mitchell wrote portions of Gone with the Wind while staying here, and the hotel has hosted numerous famous guests including John D. Rockefeller, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Calvin Coolidge. These high-profile visits became woven into the inn's story and helped establish its reputation as a destination for notable visitors.
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