rt & Antiques

During the early 20th Century, grand hotels and resorts were often repositories for and caretakers of objets d'art and antiques not usually found in the home. The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa duplicates the aesthetic experiences such grand hotels provided.

Original furnishings of the hotel and bits of hotel history discovered during its renovation are preserved here including oddities such as the oak-cased annunciator at the front desk, tiles and nickeled fixtures from original baths, early hotel registers, and mementos left behind by long-departed guests.

Take a comfortable hour or so to walk through our public rooms, halls, and lobby to experience the hundreds of antiquities and historical exhibits comprising the Inn's Art and Antiques Collection. The tour is self-guided and free. You are welcome to visit from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., daily.

A lighted, American mahogany and stained glass bar back, along with period paintings, accessories, and breakfront cabinets, can be found in the Veranda Restaurant.

An 1870's Baccarat crystal chandelier illuminates the foot of our central staircase, while each landing and the front foyer are lighted by matching, jeweled stained glass windows. An art glass and bronze chandelier lights the third floor mezzanine, and china cabinets at landings and along hallways bulge with antiques and historic pieces.

The hotel's New York "self winding" clock keeps perfect time, while "The Lady in Red," (E. Hoop, 1928) watches over the main lobby--a grand space filled with paintings, marble and bronze statues, period lighting, furnishings, and architectural elegance.

The Powers Room and the Moose and Goose Lounge are home to various photographs of local interest, exceptional antiques, oil paintings, and an historic ambiance.

Our hotel is home to a world-class collection of magnificent upright disc music boxes from the 19th Century. This stunning array of large, carved, inlaid, and exceedingly rare instruments (some as tall as eight feet) is on public display throughout the hotel. Makers such as Regina, Polyphon, Symphonion, Stella, and Fortuna crafted these amazing machines--which continue to wonderfully embody an age of opulence, long ago past.

We look forward to your seeing what history and beauty reside, like its many famous guests, at the 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa.