Again, I understand that these Cabins are quite old and rustic which is part of the charm, but I'd would have liked them to be cleaner. We stayed in cabin 19 which was plenty big for the three of us with two bedrooms, bathroom, small kitchen, and living room with daybed. It's like trying to having a real camping experience in your backyard. While it may not bother someone else, it did me. I normally like to be out in the woods, and The Log Cabin Motor Court tries to provide that feeling, however, being so close to the highway and seeing/hearing the traffic from the interstate while sitting on your porch in the rocking chairs was a drawback for me. Being so close to Asheville had its ups and downs for me. i normally stay in Bryson City which is a stones throw from the Smokies, but this time I traveled with my two friends to have an all-girls weekend. I just returned from a trip to NC to do some hiking and enjoy the beautiful mountains. Some water got spilled on the kitchen floor and when I wiped it up, the towel was filthy. The shower curtain was a plastic liner which was torn. Spider webs inside the window frames made me apprehensive about opening the windows to let fresh air inside, so I opted to use the AC unit for some fresh air. As one of the region’s earliest and best-preserved tourist courts, the buildings of Foster’s Log Cabin Court remain scattered among tall pine trees, and the wooded setting compliments the rustic architecture of the tourist court.I just returned from a trip to NC to do some hiking and enjoy the beautiful mountains. The rustic log construction has appealed to the romantic nature of passing motorists since the court’s inception, offering tourists a welcome opportunity to experience the pioneer heritage of the region. ![]() Foster’s Log Cabin Court also meets Criterion C for architecture as an intact tourist court with Rustic Revival style buildings characterized by saddle-notched pole-log construction. The historic significance of the property was described in the nomination:Īs an intact example of twentieth-century automobile-based tourism, Foster’s Log Cabin Court meets National Register Criterion A in the area of Entertainment/Recreation. There are twenty-two contributing buildings and three non-contributing buildings in the property listing. National Register of Historic Places Listingįoster's Log Cabin Court was nominated for the National Register in December 2016, and was listed on May 1, 2017. Part of the movie Thunder Road, starring Robert Mitchum, was filmed in one of the cabins in the summer of 1957 it was then called Top-o-the-Hill cabin, and is now known as the Thunder Road cabin.Īudrey Foster operated the Log Cabin Court until she retired in 1970 (Zebulon Foster died in 1941.) It has continued to provide moderately-priced tourist accommodations under subsequent owners. ![]() A dining facility was constructed on an adjoining lot in 1937 in 2020 it was still operating, as the Bavarian Restaurant & Biergarten. ![]() All the cabins were improved over the next few years, with additions such as bathrooms, brick chimneys, and wood floors. The first seven one-room cabins with porches, built from pine logs, were served by two outhouses. After a number of people asked to camp on the site, which featured a grove of pine trees and views of the mountains, the Fosters decided to construct some small cabins around 1931. The land bordered what became a section of the Dixie Highway, a scenic driving route for tourists from northern states.
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