The Inn was built in 1914 for James R. Gilliam, Sr. who had the highest income in the city and was President of five coal companies, the Lynchburg Shoe Company, and six banks through-out the state. A six foot high iron fence, whose threee separate entrance gates are anchored in massive concrete piers, surrounds the main house and lush landscaping.
Guests arrive driving under the columned porte-cochere.
Twenty-two immense columns ring the 105' Spanish tiled veranda. The double door entry opens on to a fifty foot Grand Hall with soaring ceilings and unequaled cherry and oak woodwork, including great wide cherry columns and thick panelled cherry wainscoting. The second floor is as extravagant as the first. Well supervised children allowed. Sorry, no pets.