Rabun Gap in Rabun County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

York House Inn

Photographed by Stan Penton, February 28, 2015

1. York House Inn Marker

Inscription. Mollie Gibson acquired this property from her grandfather in 1873. With husband William T. York, they grew the farm to 400 acres. The two-story chestnut log farmhouse dates to 1846. The inn began in 1896 and was expanded in 1907 to 26 rooms. This is one of Georgia's oldest bed and breakfast inns. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is the oldest continuously operating business in Rabun County.

Erected 2015 by Rabun County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 34° 56.266′ N, 83° 22.991′ W. Marker is in Rabun Gap, Georgia, in Rabun County. It can be reached from York House Road half a mile east of U.S. 441, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 York House Road, Rabun Gap GA 30568, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern

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Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Lands and Cottages (approx. 1.1 miles away); Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A· (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School (approx. 1.8 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Rabun County Courthouse (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rabun County Service Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rabun County War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rabun County Confederate Monument (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rabun Gap.

York House Inn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stan Penton, circa 2015

2. York House Inn

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 18, 2016

3. York House Inn & marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2015, by Stan Penton of Rabun Gap, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2015, by Stan Penton of Rabun Gap, Georgia. 3. submitted on October 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.