In the News
Mountain Magnolia Inn has had the pleasure of being mentioned in respected publications and on websites. Here are a number of different examples.
Carolina Living
If you’re looking for some honest-to—goodness, old—fashioned tranquility, then head over to the Mountain Magnolia Inn, within a sprawling 1868 Victorian home that Peter and Karen Nagle resurrected from oblivion more than a dozen years ago. The couple added a second story and a restaurant that serves five course meals,
four days a week. The house was built by Col. James H. Rumbough, who then owned and operated the Mountain Park Hotel, where the Hot Springs Resort and Spa is now located — a perfect metaphor for the confluence of old and new in a town that has become a restorative escape for hikers and Sunday day-trippers alike.
The Island Eye News
“The town’s best bed and breakfast is the Mountain Magnolia Inn and Retreat, which has been the sight of the most elegant resort in the area since one, was built on the sight in 1886.”
This Old House
“‘It looked like a one-story ranch,’ Karen says, ‘yet, inside it had 11-foot ceilings and these incredible plaster ceiling medallions.’“
Word about the sale of “the old Rumbough place” spread quickly through Hot Springs, and neighbors began stopping by with photos and gushing descriptions of the original home – a a three-storey Italianate mansion, with a wrap-around porch and a tower.”
“It was built in 1868 by Colonel James Henry Holcombe Rumbough, who ran a stagecoach from Greenville, Tennessee, to Greenville, South Carolina. But the building was decapitated in the 1950’s, perhaps it was in disrepair – though some say it was to get rid of ghosts. The house’s history, and the town’s gregariousness piqued Karen’s interest.”
Mountain Express
One hour out: Fall foodie getaways that don’t stray far from Asheville
As splashes of crimson, gold and burnt orange start to overtake the landscape, a Western North Carolina day trip is a great way to enjoy fall in all its fiery glory. It’s easy to find good eats in Asheville, but even if you’re heading out of town, you don’t have to settle for subpar food.
Citizen Times
Asheville area chefs share winter farm-to-table secrets
Cooking from locally produced ingredients has its challenges. Living in a region with four distinct seasons means working with what’s available at each time of year. Summertime brings bounty, but winter months are an opportunity for chefs to get creative.
Southern Living
The Beauty of the French Broad
Follow an ancient river through Appalachia to explore one of the South’s most stunning landscapes.
NC Museum and Library Services
Exterior view of the Magnolia Inn, traditionally known as Rutland, built in 1868, the home of Colonel James H. Rumbough.
Exterior view of the Magnolia Inn, traditionally known as Rutland, built in 1868, the home of Colonel James H. Rumbough.
These dogs, who belong to the owners of the Magnolia Inn, Pete and Karen Nagle, of Charlotte, NC, greeted NC ECHO staff and all visitors.
Interior view of a parlor in the house.
A guest book kept by the Rumbough family in the 1910’s.
Some entries in the Rumbough guest book dated 1910.
A Rumbough desk and family artifacts.
A view from the front door of the Magnolia Inn.
Some original Rumbough family heirlooms.
An early 20th century photo possibly of some of the Rumbough girls and associates in front of Rutland, now the Magnolia Inn.
Colonel James H. Rumbough and his wife Carrie.
Rumbough family photos in an album – part of the collection at the Magnolia Inn.
A Rumbough family chart.
A different line of the Rumbough genealogy – part of the collection at the Magnolia Inn.