A host of local designers, contractors and community businesses has breathed new life to this 75-year-old historic building in the heart of the Lees-McRae College campus. After many years of neglect, this charming structure filled with wormy chestnut paneling and hand-hewn beams, four stone fireplaces, Tennessee marble floors, and hand-wrought iron by Daniel Boone VI, the cottage has become a perfect reflection of the ideal “Appalachian Retreat” filled to the rafters with gorgeous fabrics and woven items, antiques and reproductions, exquisite artwork and master crafts, all for your group to enjoy and appreciate at leisure.