Farm Facilities
The Farmhouse
The Farmhouse, circa 1890, is the epitome of Southern relaxed elegance. Over the past 100 years, electricity, plumbing, kitchen and various heat sources have been added. The Owner, Tandi Haas, has furnished the home in period antique pieces such as primitive farm tables, chairs, hutches, pie-safes and more. Ms. Haas displays local artwork throughout the house including metal artist, Grace Cathy, and painter, David Stone. While excavating the out-buildings, Garrett Haas, the owner's son, discovered pottery shards, old nails and farm tools. These items are displayed in shadow boxes throughout the house.
The Farmhouse has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, an open living room/dining room, kitchen and keeping room. There are 2 working fireplaces and a wood stove. Original hardwood floors throughout including the original bead board walls and ceilings. A stone room used for cold storage in the late 1800's still exists. And of course the consummate front porch with rocking chairs still adorns the front entrance. The Farm House can be added to your Apple Hill Farms experience as overnight lodging. The Farmhouse will accommodate up to 8 overnight guests.
Depending on the type of function, we will open the first floor of The Farmhouse to our guests. Our brides dress in The Bride's Room, an exquisitely appointed bedroom with magnificent views of Waynesville Mountain. Family can gather on the front porch in anticipation of the nuptials, while guests arrive in The Ceremony Orchards.
The Farmhouse Terrace is often used for small dinners, bridal luncheons and the occasional rehearsal dinner.
The terrace will accommodate up to 20 seated guests.
The Dog Trot
Adjacent to The Farmhouse is The Dog Trot. Built in 1799 and believed to be the oldest standing building in Haywood County, the Dog Trot is a stacked log building that can be used for small dinner parties. The Dog Trot sat where the Farmhouse now stands and was moved to its present location when the Farmhouse was built.
The Dog Trot will accommodate up to 12 seated guests.
The Spring House
Believed to have been built in the early 1900's, The Spring House is a stack stone structure where eggs, milk, butter, root vegetables, etc. were once stored. A fresh mountain stream still trickles through the Spring House keeping it naturally cool.
For centuries, people preserved and stored their food — especially milk and butter — in cellars, outdoor window boxes or even underwater in nearby lakes, streams or wells. Or perhaps they stored food in a springhouse, where cool running water from a stream trickled under or between shelved pans and crocks. But even these methods could not prevent rapid spoilage, since pasteurization was not yet known and bacterial infestation was rampant. It was not unusual in colonial days to die of "summer complaint" due to spoiled food during warm weather.
We have plans to convert The Spring House into our wine cellar.
The Corn Crib and Lawn
Located along 500 feet of Plott Creek and set amongst weeping willows and English Walnut trees, The Corn Crib is our country chic special event facility. Built circa 1920 and originally built as a corn crib, we have converted the structure into a covered pavilion. The Corn Crib is perfect for receptions, dancing, buffets, bands and more. Covered in twinkling lights and Mason jar lanterns, The Corn Crib creates an amazing fairytale-like setting for romantic evening receptions.
Adjacent to The Corn Crib, are The Lawns. Large open grass areas surrounded by lush vegetation, The Lawns provide open space perfect for tented events. Complete with a fire pit, The Lawns can be used for wedding receptions, hoe-downs, corporate picnics complete with horseshoes, corn hole and other games.
The Corn Crib will accommodate up to 72 seated guests.
The Lawns, Corn Crib pavilion and tent will accommodate up to 225 seated guests.
The Corn Crib dimensions are 25 x 25 ft. and is built of old barn wood with a tin roof.
Please browse our image gallery to see our various set-up options.
The Ceremony Orchard
Flanked by a 100 year-old heirloom Sheep Nose apple tree and flowering Crabapples, The Ceremony Orchards provide a magical setting for the wedding ceremony. Guests can lounge on hay bales, old farm chairs, quilts or a combination of all three. Framed by The Dog Trot and The Spring House, our brides begin their processional walk to the alter, then meet their future husband under a rustic arbor set beneath the apple trees.
The Ceremony Orchards will accommodate up to 225 seated guests.
The Apple Barn
Originally built as an apple barn to house the yearly apple harvest, The Apple Barn is our romantic guest quarters. Encased by 12 inch stone walls, The Apple Barn is decorated with a rustic country flair and includes a fully equipped kitchen, intimate bedroom, vaulted living room and kitchen with a separate full bath. For an additional fee, The Apple Barn may be used for additional sleeping quarters, a honeymoon cottage; Groom's dressing quarters, etc.
The Apple Barn accommodates 4 overnight guests.