Photos, History, and Press

Photos

Below are photos of the exterior as well as dining and common areas. View Rooms

History

The Stonewall Jackson Inn is a restored mansion (Circa 1885) that is unique to the Shenandoah Valley. Lodging at the Inn provides the feeling of an historic Civil War-era home. Yet the design and materials are unlike any other Harrisonburg, Virginia bed and breakfast. Two architects from Boston (Richardson and Emerson) creatively adapted the traditional Queen Ann to a Stone and Shingled New England Cottage Style. Thus, our Inn looks and feels like an old summer coastal home at Newport or Bar Harbor. The Mansion stands on two acres, landscaped with rose bushes, flowerbeds and the Old Horse and Carriage Barn completes our picturesque site.

Just who the Inn’s builder was is obscure, but is believed to have been a New England sea captain who moved to Harrisonburg, VA after marrying a valley debutante. The Mansion includes techniques of construction that were used in the shipyards of the time: voice tubes for communication, distinctive beam structure, and separate family and servant living quarters with separate staircases. The Mansion was constructed to entertain on a grand scale. There are three finished floors with a large Queen Ann “living hallway” entrance and beamed ceilings. The stairways and doors were made wide to accommodate the hoop skirts, as guests would enter from their carriage to the front verandah.

The first floor was used for food and fuel storage. The entire second floor was devoted to dining, dancing, and entertainment, with hotel type kitchen facilities for the butler, maid, cook and stable/handyman, all of whom lived in the back of the mansion. The third floor provided bed quarters for the family, complete with a nursery and family parlor. Virginia folklore has it that the attic is still “occupied” by an artist chatelaine (Audrey) who used it as a studio in the early 1900′s – but that is part of the lure of this charming place. We will be happy to show you Audrey’s artwork and her room in the attic. We have an extraordinary collection of the limited edition prints of P. Buckley Moss as well as stunning watercolors by Rachel Goodman.

Common Rooms
Leading off the Queen Ann “living hallway” entrance is the grand parlor, an ideal spot to meet with friends, read a book, or share the afternoon. Dining areas include the large, outdoor raised deck and, indoors, the sky light breakfast room and a formal dining room with fireplace.

Stonewall Jackson B&B in the News

Bed and Breakfast Gets Prestigious Award
Wayne in the Daily News Record – “Working Class Roots”
Wayne quoted in the Daily News Record – “Valentine’s Day Breakfasts”
Wayne and Roger in the Daily News Record – “More then a Bed and Breakfast”
Wayne and Roger in the Daily News Record – “Going Green”
Governer Mark Warner stays at Stonewall Jackson Inn
Spokes Magazine Article: Biking in the ‘Burg Shenandoah Valley’s “Sweet Spot” [PDF]
Around Harrisonburg Magazine Article: Stonewall Jackson Inn—Wanted: People to Make Happy [PDF]