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PROPERTY INFORMATION
Sale Price: $595,000 Turnkey
Square Ft.: 4,200
Year Built: 1896 & 1997
Guest Rooms: 7
Other: --
Description of Inn
Hartwell attorney, Jim Skelton and his young wife, Jessie, built their elegant Victorian home on Benson Street in 1896, laying the roots for a home place for their family which grew to include ten children. The charm, grace, and hospitality of the original Skelton family and their grand home has been retained by this generation of Skelton's as their restored home took on a new life as The Skelton House, a bed and breakfast in beautiful, historic Hartwell, GA.
The Skelton House is a National Register Victorian Inn, located in the historic downtown area of the small town of Hartwell. Whether sitting on one of the porches or strolling the 2 acres of gardens, you will feel that you have stepped back into a more relaxed time. All seven spacious guestrooms are furnished with antiques, room tv's with HBO, intercoms, wi-fi, individual climate controls, ceiling fans, queen beds, luxury linens, private baths, and hairdryers. Creative full service hot breakfasts are made fresh daily in the fully equipped commercial kitchen The inn is located only 13 miles South of I-85 (exit 177) in the NE corner of GA. It is less than 2 hours from the metro Atlanta area or 1 hour from the smaller Greenville/Spartanburg airport. The inn is a perfect getaway for vacationers and business travelers alike. Many believe the inn to be the ultimate in Southern Hospitality.
Nearby attractions include Lake Hartwell, sailing, boating, skiing, and swimming. Cateechee, an Audubon signature golf course. Also, Historic Downtown Hartwell with a walking tour map depicting historic points of interest. Hartwell Marina. Antique shops, The Hart County Community Theatre and several great restaurants are within a 15 minute drive.