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_ at TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CON' MARCH 3, 1879
TIE TIM IELLETII
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Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 131 TRY\«#N. C. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1953
TOUR OF TRYON HOMES
Sponsored by the Women’s Golf
Association.
It would be impossible to include
all the interesting homes in the
community on one short tour, but
enough of them are shown to give
the- visitor an idea of the charm
ing personalities who make their
home in Tryon either in winter or
summer in this year round resort.
All inns are noted for their good
food and distinguished clientele.
Tour will start at R. R. Station
at 9:30 a. m.
All cars must follow lead car,
and depart from each estate with
the tour.
Going up Chestnut Street to
Melrose Avenue on the right corner
is Lanier Library, named for Sid
ney Lanier, the poet, who died in
this community. On the left is Oak
Hall Hotel where the civic clubs
and duplicate bridge tournaments
meet.
Up Melrose Avenue third from
the corner on the left is Melrose
Lodge, a popular year round inn,
originally home of Dr* J. C’. Ken
worthy.
The new Episcopal Church build
ing on the right was dedicated this
year. It is of native stone and
most of the masonry was done by
Cherokee Indians. The next large
building on the right is the Con
gregational Church and Education
al Building, also of native stone.
Goins- to the end of Melrose
where it divides, the right road
being Laurel Avenue and the left
Carolina Drive the tour turns left.
The iron fence encloses the estate
of T. P. Hartness. Here, thou
sands of azaleas and camellias
bloom every . spring.
Many roads left and right lead
to homes of authors, artists, doc
tors, ministers, diplomats, scien
tists, business leaders and other
profesional people.
The tour winds through Gillette
Woods on Carolina Drive up to
the side of Melrose Mountain on
Piney Ridge to the driveway of
Mrs. John P. Darnall where a
panoramic view of the community
area can be seen. The house on
top of Piney Mountain in the
near distance is that of Mrs. Caro
line Hale. Next to the Darnall
home is the Henry Hart’s and ad
joining that is a tract of land
bought by Alex Templeton, noted
pianist, for a homesite.
Leaving Piney ■ Ridge and re
tracing on Carolina Drive the tour
turns left at a lane which ends
at Thousand Pines Inn, once the
private home of Williams Gillette,
famous Shakespearian actor, and
now operated by Miss Selina Lewis
and sister, Mrs. Harriet Luther,
as an inn from October to May.
The log house opposite the inn
is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford I. Cairns, and is one of the
finest houses of its kind, built by
a Minnesota mining engineer. The
logs in the living room are full
sized trees. Here may be seen a
panoramic view of Hogback, Rocky
Sour, Melrose, Piney and Tryon
Mountains.
Leaving Carolina Drive the tour
turns right on a dirt road, a short
distance to the unique residence of
Mrs. M'. Parish-Watson. Originally
an octagonal building containing
all necessary living rooms, it was
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