by Alli Marshall | Jan 8, 2023 | Timeline Stories
The Gray Rock Inn Writing Project seeks submissions. Authors, journalists, and writers are invited to craft short stories based on the Inn’s history. The stories can be works of fiction or creative nonfiction but must use historic details of both Asheville and the Inn...
by Alli Marshall | Dec 19, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Businessman Morris Meyers built the inn at 100 Biltmore Ave. (then called Main Street) in 1911 and opened it in 1912. But when it came to the day-to-day operations, he hired Flora McDonald Sorrell to run the inn. The place quickly became known as Flora Sorrell’s...
by Alli Marshall | Dec 18, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Overlook — located on Sunset Mountain (and visible in winter from the Tunnel Road Ingles parking lot) — was constructed by Fred Seely beginning in 1914. It “took a decade to complete, though he, his wife, and five children moved in by about 1916, when it was still a...
by Alli Marshall | Aug 5, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Downtown Asheville, N.C. is home to an eco-friendly historic inn with a storied background. The Gray Rock Inn was constructed in 1911. For the past 111 years it has offered rooms to short-term guests and long-term residents while also serving as a stoic witness to...
by Alli Marshall | Jul 22, 2022 | Timeline Stories
Downtown Asheville, N.C. is home to an eco-friendly historic inn with a storied background. The Gray Rock Inn was constructed in 1911. For the past 111 years it has offered rooms to short-term guests and long-term residents while also serving as a stoic witness to...
