Clarkesville
Glen-Ella Springs Inn
An 1880s mineral-springs hotel near Tallulah Falls, restored with its original heart-pine walls, floors and ceilings.
- Built
- 1870Built in three phases: a one-story residence c. 1870 (west wing), a three-story guest hall added in 1885 (east wing), and a c. 1900 two-story middle section (NRHP nomination).
- Style
- Vernacular Victorian frame (mineral-springs resort hotel)
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 16
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
The inn began as a c. 1870 farm residence. A three-story guest hall was added in 1885, when Glen-Ella began operating as a mineral-springs resort hotel. In its heyday around 1900, guests rode the Tallulah Falls Railroad to the Turnerville stop and were met by mule-drawn surrey for the three-mile trip to the hotel. The National Register nomination says it operated as a hotel until the 1920s. Bobby and Barrie Aycock restored it in 1986 and kept the original heart-pine walls, floors and ceilings where possible.
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Address: 1789 Bear Gap Road, Clarkesville, GA 30523
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.