| Graystone Inn, originally "The
Bridgers Mansion", was built in 1905-1906 by Elizabeth Haywood Bridgers,
widow of Preston L. Bridgers, local merchant and son of Robert Rufus Bridgers, past
president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, founder of the Wilmington/Weldon Railroad,
and two time representative to the Confederate Congress. An historic landmark and one of the most elegant structures in Wilmington, the Inn is under new ownership and has undergone extensive renovations, returning the site to its "turn of the century grandeur". |
The spacious sunlit Parlor and Sitting Room, features comfortable sofas, chairs and period antiques. The adjoining Music Room, holding a baby grand piano, stunning mahogany-paneled Library, and elegantly set dining room all complete the vast ground floor of the Inn.
Made of hand-carved oak and rising three stories, the grand Renaissance-style staircase envelopes the Ballroom. The exquisite garden and terraces provide a most relaxing atmosphere year round.
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| Each bedroom has its own private bath, most with clawfoot tubs, telephones with voice mail, PC Data port, and cable TV, and all contain period furnishings, exquisite draperies, and fine pima cotton linens, towels and robes. Fireplaces grace five of the bedrooms, and queen size sleeper sofas compliment the sitting rooms of the two luxurious suites. The romantic honeymoon suite, with views of the Cape Fear River, has a walk-in shower and clawfoot tub -- both built for two. Among the renovations, a fitness center. |
The Graystone Inn has frequently been used as a set for motion pictures and television, and lists many notable personalities among its guests. The Inn is also a popular setting for weddings, receptions, meetings and events, while comfortably accommodating 150 guests.
Downtown Wilmington attractions, shops and restaurants are all within easy walking distance and the Wilmington International Airport is less than ten minutes away.
Graystone Inn is a member of the North Carolina Bed & Breakfasts and Inns association and Wilmington's Historic Bed and Breakfasts and Inns.
| Graystone Inn 100 South Third Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 (910) 763-2000; (888) 763-4773 Fax: (910) 763-5555 email: reservations@graystoneinn.com Paul & Yolanda Bolda, Innkeepers |
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