Bryson City

Fryemont Inn

Amos and Lillian Frye's 1923 board-and-batten lodge above Bryson City, which its nomination calls a rare small mountain resort hotel; 37 rooms.

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Built: 1923Completed 1923 for Amos and Lillian Frye.
Style: Rustic board-and-batten mountain lodge
Type: Lodge
Rooms: 37
Credentials: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The story

Landowner and attorney Amos Frye and his wife Lillian built the inn on the hillside above Bryson City, completing it in 1923. The NR calls it an important and now rare example of the small mountain resort hotel, clad in board-and-batten. Lillian ran it after Amos died in 1935, and the Brown family has been innkeeper since 1982.

Good to know

Address: 245 Fryemont Street, Bryson City, NC 28713

Sources (2)

https://files.nc.gov/historic-preservation/nr/SW0005.pdf
https://www.fryemontinn.com/about/history/

Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.