Rosemary House Home
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Rosemary House Bed and Breakfast is named for the herb rosemary, traditionally held to be the herb of friendship and remembrance.
There are plenty of quiet private spaces inside and outside. Our big front porch is shaded in the summer by gigantic sugar maples. The back porch is perfect for watching the birds at the feeder. Just outside the back porch is an herb and perennial garden where we've planted 150 daylilies from Oxford Gardens.
The town of Pittsboro is small, historic and charming. You can fill an afternoon browsing its antique shops, art gallery, and S&T's - a soda fountain that will take you back to the 40's. There are lots of things to do around Pittsboro - for a list, follow this link!
In 1912, Logan Womble, a Pittsboro businessman, built an impressive Colonial Revival house at 76 West Street. It stayed in the Womble family until the late '50's, when it was bought by Herb and Thelma Poole. Thelma worked in a hospital across the street, and when patients came from out of town to be treated, she and Herb offered them rooms in their home. The Poole house, as it was known, thus became a guest house. A couple of apartments were created and rented out as well.
In February 2000, the innkeepers, Mac and Karen Pullen, bought the house from the Poole estate and began renovations. We added lots of bathrooms, heating and air conditioning, and over 100 gallons of paint. The B&B opened in November 2000.
For Mapquest directions, use this address: 76 West St, Pittsboro NC
From RDU Airport: Take Aviation Parkway towards I-40 East and Raleigh. Go straight, do not get on I-40, for five miles. ( Road changes name to Morrisville-Carpenter Road). Turn left onto Highway 55. Go five miles to Highway 64 West, which is a left-lane turn. Go 13 miles on 64 West to exit 386 (Business 64) into Pittsboro. Go around the courthouse traffic circle, staying on Business 64, which is now called West Street. The inn is the second house on the right after the circle.
From Durham and Chapel Hill: Take 15-501 South to Pittsboro. Enter the courthouse traffic circle, and take the first right, which will be Business Highway 64, or West Street. The B&B is the second house on the right.
From Asheboro and points west: Take Highway 64, exiting on Business 64 (exit 378) into Pittsboro. The B&B is on the left just before you get to the courthouse traffic circle, across the street from the Methodist church.
Parking: You may park on West Street or behind the house. To get to our driveway, turn on Fayetteville Street (the first street west of the B&B).
A full vegetarian breakfast is served from 7 until 9 in the dining room, at the time of your choosing. Coffee, cocoa or tea is followed by juice and fresh fruit. Then you'll have a special dish such as Eggs Benedict, huevos rancheros, Belgian waffles, herb omelet. Rosemary-roasted potatoes often accompany our entree dish. Hot oatmeal with apples, pecans, and raisins is always an option. Let us know if you need a special diet (for example, vegan, low-carb, or allergies) and we're happy to accommodate.
Now you can work online from a rocking chair on the front porch or a swing on the patio, or anywhere inside. We've installed a Linksys router, connected to a cable modem, so you have broadband connect speed together with the freedom of wireless.
Cookie Jar, Drinks All Day
The cookie jar in the dining room is always full. Hot chocolate and assorted teas are always available. A guest fridge holds bottled water and soft drinks.
Television
Each guest room has a small television with cable channels. There's a shelf of movies in the parlor.
Telephone
Each guest room has a phone so you can make and receive private calls. Local calls are free. For long-distance, you'll need a calling card or phone card.
In the hall, we've stocked a cabinet with items that are used in our B&B: boxed glycerin soaps and herbal bath grains. At modest prices ($5-$7) you can take home something for a family member or friend, or a memento for yourself! Our Rosemary House mugs from Deneen Pottery are best-sellers at $15. We also sell two-cup teapots in many different colors, charming tea cozies, and tins of tea leaves. The North Carolina B&B Cookbook is a popular item at $19.95. It contains recipes from many of the members of the NC B&B and Inns Association, including Rosemary House.
Throughout the common areas, we've hung wildlife and nature photographs by Mark Bashista. You'll marvel at the beautiful scenes from the North Carolina mountains, Alaska, South Carolina and Georgia as well as nearby rural vistas.