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Fairview House, a white 1910 home with a wraparound porch, above a green lawn

The House · Highlands, North Carolina

Ten bedrooms. One house. Four blocks from Main Street.

A restored 1910 inn with room for 22, a kitchen built for big dinners, and porches, fires and a lawn for everything in between.

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22guests sleep here
10bedrooms, 8 en-suite
12bathrooms
6,600square feet
1.3landscaped acres
4blocks to Main Street

Built for togetherness

Everyone under one roof, and still a door to close.

Most rentals make a big group choose between space and togetherness. Fairview House gives you both: shared rooms big enough for all 22 of you, and ten bedrooms with their own baths for a quiet hour.

It was built in 1910 and ran as the Fairview Inn from 1938. After a careful restoration it keeps its cherry floors, mantels and staircases, with the comforts a modern group expects: six HVAC zones, a chef’s kitchen, fast wifi and a TV in every room.

The history of the house

Fairview House from the front walk with a lamppostA guest wrapped in a shawl with a coffee mug

Inside

Rooms made for gathering.

Great room with timber beams, leather sofas and the kitchen beyondBrick gas fireplace in the great roomThe antique Fairview Inn arrow sign on the great room wall
01

The great room

One room big enough for all 22 of you. Timber beams, wide wood floors, deep leather sofas and a brick gas fireplace, open to the kitchen and dining table so nobody is cooking alone.

  • Gas fireplace and smart TV for game day
  • Open to the kitchen and dining table
  • Six HVAC zones keep every room comfortable
Kitchen island with stools under pendant lightsKitchen range and tiled backsplashCoffee bar with open shelves
02

A kitchen made for a crowd

Cooking for 22 is easy here. A long island with stools, a full-size Sub-Zero plus a second refrigerator, extra fridge and freezer drawers, and every pan you need for a big breakfast or a holiday dinner.

  • Place settings for 22
  • Baking and grilling gear
  • Keurig, drip and French press coffee
  • Oil, salt, pepper and seasonings provided
Long farmhouse dining table under pendant lightsDining table with windows onto the treesFarmhouse sink below a window
03

One table for everyone

The best part of a group trip is the long dinner. The farmhouse table sits between the kitchen and great room, so the conversation keeps going after the plates are cleared.

  • Dining for a large group under pendant lights
  • Steps from the kitchen island
  • Outdoor dining table on the patio too
Sitting room with white sofas and wood trimTwo guests playing chess at a window tableA chess game in progress
04

Quiet corners

Twenty-two people need places to slip away. A sitting room, a library nook for reading or journaling, a window table for chess, and a porch rocker are never far.

  • Library nook
  • Sitting room off the great room
  • Games and a chess table
Bunk room with built-in twin beds and a sofaBuilt-in twin beds along the wallRow of built-in twin beds under the windows
05

The bunk room

The cousins’ favorite. Five built-in twin beds, a TV and its own space to play, so the kids have a room of their own and the adults get the great room.

  • Five twin beds
  • TV and sitting area
  • Toilet and sink, with a hall shower

Ten bedrooms, three floors

A room of your own for everyone.

Every bedroom has its own bath and a TV. Eight are full en-suites; two share a hallway shower. Soft linens, towels and toiletries are ready when you arrive.

First floor

Room 1Queen · en-suite full bathAccessible bath
Room 2Queen · en-suite full bath
Room 3Queen · en-suite full bath

Second floor

Room 4Two doubles · toilet + sinkHall shower
Room 5King · en-suite full bathGas fireplace
Room 6Queen · en-suite full bath
Room 7Queen · en-suite full bath
Room 8Bunk room · five twins · toilet + sinkHall shower

Third floor

Room 9Queen · en-suite full bath
Room 10Queen · en-suite full bath
Bedroom with a gas fireplace and wood mantelFour-poster bed with a bench at its footBedroom with an iron bed and leather chairFour-poster bed in a bright bedroomBedroom with a wood headboard and windowsWhite bedroom with an armchairAttic bedroom with a desk lampBedroom with two beds and floral curtains

Twelve bathrooms

No waiting in line for the shower.

Clawfoot tubs, showers and pedestal sinks, with eight bedrooms that have a full bath of their own.

Bath with a clawfoot tub and double vanity
Clawfoot soaking tubs
Bathroom with a clawfoot tub under high windows
Light from high windows
Bathroom with a pedestal sink
Classic pedestal sinks
Original wood door opening onto a bedroom
Original doors and trim

Since 1910

The details you can’t build new.

The restoration kept what makes an old house special. Guests notice it the moment they walk in.

Read the full history

Original wooden staircase rising from the great room

The staircases

Two original staircases connect the three floors.

Original mantel framing a fireplace in a bedroom

The mantels

Original mantels still frame the fireplaces.

Rich cherry wood floors and doors

The cherry floors

Rich cherry floors and doors, kept through the restoration.

Outdoor living

Porches, a fire and a lawn under the hemlocks.

Covered stone patio with sofas, dining table and outdoor fireplace
White rocking chairs on the wraparound porch
Two guests in Adirondack chairs on the lawn
Patio dining table beside a stone outdoor fireplace
The house and its terraced lawn from the side
500+ sq ft of covered porchA wraparound porch with rockers, facing the trees.
Outdoor fireplaceA covered stone patio with seating, a dining table and firewood provided.
Grill and patio diningCook outside and eat by the fire on cool mountain evenings.
A terraced lawnSouth-facing, edged with evergreens and rhododendrons. Room for cornhole, toasts and photos.

A weekend at Fairview

What a stay here feels like.

  • FridayArrive, claim your rooms and walk four blocks to dinner on Main Street. Nightcaps by the outdoor fire.
  • SaturdayCoffee in the rockers, a morning hike or waterfall, then the big dinner at one long table.
  • SundayBrunch at the island, cornhole on the lawn, and one more round of photos on the porch before the drive home.

Plan it with our Highlands guide

Three friends laughing togetherA group raising a toast in the great roomGuests sharing a drink at the kitchen islandTwo guests playing chess

Every season

A different house every time you come back.

Summer lawn with Adirondack chairs

Summer

Lakes, waterfalls, long porch evenings and dinner on the patio.

Lakes near Highlands →

Blue Ridge mountains in autumn color at sunset

Fall

Peak color on the plateau, fires on the patio, and the town at its liveliest.

Fall foliage guide →

Fairview House in snow with holiday wreaths

Winter

Christmas in Highlands, three indoor fireplaces and a quiet town under snow.

Christmas in Highlands →

Fairview House and its garden steps in green spring leaf

Spring

Rhododendrons in bloom, full waterfalls and the first warm weekends on the lawn.

Best hikes →

Everything included

What’s in the house.

Kitchen and dining

  • Full-size Sub-Zero plus a second refrigerator
  • Extra fridge and freezer drawers
  • Place settings for 22
  • Baking and grilling gear
  • Keurig, drip and French press
  • Oil, salt, pepper and seasonings

Comfort

  • Six separate HVAC zones
  • Three indoor gas fireplaces
  • TV in every bedroom
  • Wifi and smart TV
  • Linens, towels and toiletries
  • Library nook

Outside

  • 500+ sq ft of covered porch
  • Outdoor fireplace, firewood provided
  • Grill and patio dining
  • South-facing terraced lawn
  • Lawn games
  • Parking for about 15 cars

For groups

  • Sleeps 22 in 10 bedrooms
  • Bunk room with five twins
  • Accessible first-floor bath
  • Walk to Main Street
  • Day rates for photo shoots
  • Flexible check-in when possible

Location

Park once. Walk everywhere.

Fairview sits on 1.3 acres in the North Highlands Historic District at 55 4½ Street, across from the Highlands Performing Arts Center and four blocks from Main Street’s restaurants, wine bars and shops.

Where to eat nearby

Drone view over Highlands with Fairview House circled among the trees and downtown beyond

Fairview House
Fairview House from the air, with downtown Highlands just beyond the trees.

Guest book

In their words.

“First, the pictures do not do this home justice. It is so beautiful, roomy, comfortable and well equipped.”

Thecia H.

“We were a party of 16. The house was so spacious, did not feel crowded at all.”

Mara · group of 16

“The wraparound porch, outdoor grilling area, rolling lawn and outdoor fireplace were comfortable spots to ‘sneak away’.”

Barbi B.

“The house has six separate HVAC units which made it comfortable no matter which area you were occupying.”

Richard C. · extended family

“Best rental we have ever stayed in! We had a multigenerational stay and it was fantastic.”

Kait M.
Fairview House in snow with holiday wreaths

Fairview House

All your important people, under one roof.

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Sleeps 22 · 10 bedrooms4 blocks to Main Street

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