Individually listed on the National Registry of Historic Places for both architectural and historical significance. This majestic home is one of very few brick houses predating the Civil War remaining in Asheville, North Carolina and the only one in a semi-rural setting. From the majestic entry hall to the wide verandahs with their views of the mountains and the huge swimming pool set in the pines, the house whispers a warm welcome to all our guests.

The mansion is located in town, but secluded. It is 10 minutes north of downtown Asheville and 15 minutes from the Biltmore Estate. Built in 1855 by "Colonel Daniel Reynolds" the original estate encompassed 1400 acres, which the Colonel operated with the aid of his 15 slaves. It was owned and lived in by the Reynolds family into the early 1970's. Fred & Helen Faber purchased the house and its remaining 4 acres of grounds in 1977. Time and weather had taken it's toll, but it never lost it's charm. Fred quit the corporation and it's security blanket and they moved from Minnesota in 1981 to restore the mansion and open it as an Inn. Eighteen months later in the fall of 1982, after doing all the work themselves their dream had become a reality. In the summer of 2003 Fred lost his 14 year battle with Leukemia, but Helen continues to run the Inn and to improve the mansion and grounds.