Caldwell Place in Cataloochee Valley, NC

As I said, Cataloochee also had some houses and other buildings remaining from when it was a town before the 1930s.  Caldwell Place was the home of what seems to have been an affluent family in the area.  As you'll see, the house has some characteristics that show their prosperity during the time they built it.

Mama on her way up to the house.

I was pretty surprised to see the teal trim on this house.  I think the color is original, and I've never seen such a bright color on a historic home.

Another one of the many intricate characteristics that I've never seen on a historical site.  This railing isn't what I would expect on a home from the early 1900s.

Inside the designs were very impressive too.

I was pretty sure my hips were going to be too wide for this steep and narrow staircase!

Notice that many people have visited and thought it was appropriate to carve their name into the walls.

My Daddy just barely fit in the doorway.  Meanwhile, if my hubs had been there, he would have had to duck to get through it!

This was so neat!  Again, I was very surprised to see wallpaper in a home this old, but maybe it was common and I'm oblivious - very possible!  The wallpaper seems to be a combination of newspaper and an actual design.

Looking out to the barn from the front porch

I didn't see this sign until after we left the house, but how true it is!

I tried to get a good angle of this spiderweb - thought it was neat!