The Applewood Manor will strive to make your stay an experience of a lifetime. We can’t wait to share our house with you. AJ, Joshua & Chase are your hosts in this unique turn-of-the-century colonial revival Asheville NC bed and breakfast. Located in the historic Montford District of Asheville, The Applewood Manor sits on a knoll surrounded by just over an acre of giant wild cherries, oaks, pines, maples and a variety of flora. Yet, the manor is just 3 miles from the breathtaking Biltmore Estate, a short 10-minute drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and is walking distance from downtown Asheville. A 25-minute stroll past magnificent old homes to downtown Asheville is a great way to start your day or end your evening.

In a time when so much is overlooked in the hustle-bustle of daily life, we invite you to endulge yourselves with a stay at our lovely Asheville, NC bed and breakfast to discover a personalized pampering experience unlike any other. By paying particular attention to finer details, we take extra pride and care in making your stay relaxing and memorable with a touch of sophistication and elegance that only Asheville and we can offer.

The AppleWood Manor Bed & Breakfast is one of the longest continuously operating Asheville bed & breakfast inns and the house has reached its centennial age in 2012.

In 1908, Army Captain John Adams Perry (a great nephew of brothers Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the Naval hero who defeated the British Navy on Lake Erie in the War of 1812 and Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry who opened free trade with Japan in 1853) purchased the large acreage site on Cumberland Circle. Located on the northern edge of what is now Montford Historic District and adjacent to downtown Asheville, the cleared knoll overlooked the rolling agricultural lands stretching north along the old Buncombe Turnpike and offered a wonderful view and site for Perry’s new home. Captain Perry hired the versatile Asheville architect William Henry Lord to design the residence. Those original architectural house plans with changes and notations in pencil are 100 years old and remain with the home and the current owners of Applewood Manor.

The house was completed in 1912 and served as Captain Perry’s home until his death in 1939. In the parlor hang two pictures (circa 1912), one showing the newly completed house and the second is a panoramic picture from the northern second floor balcony looking over the vast farmland and mountains from the north to the east, even displaying a sign advertising Cumberland Circle lots for sale. Captain Perry’s deed restriction stated that his new home must cost at least $2,500 to build, records indicate that he spent $8,000.

The New England Style Colonial Revival two-story structure is frame construction with a stone masonry foundation, cedar shake siding featuring a pediment entrance supported on Doric columns and flanking porches. The main level of the Manor consists of a large entry hall from front to back, (music) parlor, living room, formal dining room, butler’s pantry, half bath, kitchen and main, servant and basement stairs. Large porches are located off of the dining room and living room. There are fireplaces in the parlor, living room and dining room. The second level consists of a large hallway, built-in storage, and stairs to the third level, and four of our 6 guestrooms (Granny Smith, Northern Spy, York Imperial and Macintosh) each with its private bathroom. There are fireplaces and balconies for all rooms except the Northern Spy on the second level. The third level consists of the large one room Winesap Suite with luxury bath and sitting area. The house is approximately 6,000 square feet.

With a focus on farm-to-fork, gourmet recipes, we are working to make the farm-to-table experience a pervasive one by installing gardens from which we will soon be able to source an estimated eighty percent of our consumable product. Many specialty species of edibles (including vegetables, fruits, spices, and soon eggs) are grown organically on site.

In addition to the one thousand square feet of raised beds designed specifically for this purpose, many edible species have been incorporated into the landscape decoratively in a symbiotic relationship to solely decorative species.
The process of overhauling the property to suit this new model has been a rewarding one and truly a labor of love. As the seasons progress, the crops will rotate to provide the kitchen with the latest and highest quality ingredients on the market.

We invite our guests not only to enjoy the food prepared daily at our unique three course breakfast experience, but to tour the gardens and take a look at the growing operation up-close. We are excited to share updates as we install new recreational features on the grounds and as the micro-farm evolves into the Eden that we have designed it to blossom into.

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