Old Wetumpka House
Bed & Breakfast
Photography by Golden Memories by Jen & Liz
Old
Wetumpka House Bed and Breakfast
Circa
1849
Wetumpka, the
“City
of Natural
Beauty,” is nestled in the bedrock of
Alabama at the foot of the Appalachian mountains. It was
here 80 million years ago that a meteor struck the land
and created a four mile crater. Wetumpka is divided by
the Coosa River where the Bibb Graves Bridge is the link
to Historic West Wetumpka. The historic district is
where
Old Wetumpka House Bed and Breakfast is located.
The Greek Revival home was built in 1849 by a man named
Alex Due who remained there until 1900. Mr.Stanley then
bought the home, who after owning it only a month, sold it
to the Freeman family. Thus, began the ownership of three
generations of the same family for over 100 years until
Mike and Dale Heath purchased the house in 2006.
The Heaths
renovated this 4000 sq. ft. historic home with a bed and
breakfast in mind. Guests may choose from two rooms:
The Parks
Room:
An antique double bed with a private bath, complete with
the original clawfoot tub.
The Robbins
Room:
a King size antique reproduction bed with private bath
and original clawfoot tub.
A 100 year old pecan tree dominates the back yard where
equally old flowers and shrubs thrive. The neighborhood is
lined with old churches that are registered on the National
Registry of Historic Buildings and other registered
historic homes that define the antiquity of West Wetumpka.
HGTV’s “If Walls Could
Talk” featured the Heath’s house
in 2007 during the renovation process when many things
were uncovered and discovered in the depths of the big
attic and under the house. The uncovered items are
preserved in a showcase for all who are curious to see
what was found.
Traditional southern fare and wonderful recipes culled from
family cook books of long ago are prepared and served each
morning in a formal dining room or on the back porch. Also,
Sunday Afternoon Teas highlight the recipes of current
popular magazine issues. Snacks and drinks are
complimentary additions to the common area where television
and movies can be seen.
Wetumpka
is host to many
community activities, annual events, and places of
interest; Christmas on the Coosa, July
4th Celebration and fireworks,
Gold Star Park brown bag concerts, and Jasmine Hill
Gardens (seasonal), Fort Toulouse (French Settlement
from 1717) and Fort Jackson, Riverfest, Boat races,
Coosa River Whitewater Festival, and Riverside
Entertainment Center Creek Indian Gaming, plus great
fishing on Lake Jordan and Lake Martin. Wetumpka was the
featured town in Tim Burton's "Big Fish", due to it's
beauty and the Coosa River grandly flowing around it.
Wetumpka is 13 miles NE of Montgomery.
Old
Wetumpka House Bed and Breakfast has just the right ambience for
hosting special parties; bridal showers and mother/daughter
teas and small gatherings for clubs, office parties and
luncheons.
Please call for more information: 334-514-1303
Prices for rooms: The rooms are named for the generations
who owned the house in earlier years.
The Parks Room
- double bed
room with private bath furnished with an ensemble of
antiques.
The Robbins Room
- king size bed
with private bath tastefully decorated in southern
elegant style.
Military Discount ~ 10% Anytime
Extended Stay for 4 or more nights ~ 20% Discount
No pets.
Children: 12 and older
Smoking: only in designated areas
Strictly enforced 72 hour notice of cancellation
Must secure room of first night’s deposit with a MasterCard
or Visa
Check in time: 3:00pm
Check out time: 11:00am
Old Wetumpka
House Bed and Breakfast
600 West
Tuskeena St.
Wetumpka, Al 36092
For
reservations and information call:
Dale Heath 334-514-1303
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