Oak Cottage
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Oak Cottage Circa 1908
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Self-made photo: 100 Years Later Oak Cottage 2008
<The original Oak Cottage (not pictured) was built sometime between 1800 and 1820. The mill / carriage house was built in 1828. The house has had many renovations and updates through the years - with one major update, renovation, and addition built sometime between 1855 - 1880 - when the Marsh family (noted hotel owners) owned the house (which is also the period the Second Empire design was popularized in America.) Oak Cottage underwent another renovation and addition during the 1920s. The house is a classic example of Second Empire (General Grant) style.>
<Oak Cottage was one of the homes cited in the designation of the Schooley's Mountain National Historic District. It was a 'contributing factor' in the area receiving the official Historic District status - and therefore is protected as a Historic treasure.>
<There is also a two and a half story (plus basement) 'carriage house' on the property. The carriage house was once a water wheel powered cider mill ('apple distillery' built in 1828.) Behind the house and the mill is "Mary's Lake" - a man-made pond, which is fed by the stream that powered the cider mill.>