The Historic Fairfield Inn

The Fairfield Inn was an historic hotel building located on Fairfield Lake near US Highway 64 in Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896-1898, and consisted of a 2 1/2-story main block with two rear wings. 

The Queen Anne style frame building featured three massive singled gables, hipped dormers, a three-story corner turret, elliptical windows, and a one-story lakeside verandah. The hotel had 100 rooms.
 

The building was originally built in 1896 [by the Lake Toxaway Hotel Group]  near a former gold mine on Lake Fairfield and added to in the early 1900s.
 

It stood on Lake Fairfield near US 64 until 1986. With only minor renovations over the years (see below) a fire in 1986 exposed the fact the hotel was unsafe and it was demolished later that year. It was a sad loss for Sapphire Valley. (source: Wikipedia / SVHS)
 

Minor Renovations: When the Howerdd Family purchased the property in 1954, they installed an elevator purchased from a grand hotel in Palm Beach and reduced or eliminated closets in order to install private baths.
 

Closing in the side porch to create the original Library Lounge, covering the back porch to expand the dining area, kitchen upgrades to stay current, and minor painting and carpet would be the only other changes the Inn would see.