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Pride House, Jefferson
The Pride House has the distinction of being
the first B&B in Jefferson and, according to the owner, the oldest
in Texas. A gabled mansion built from a mail-order blueprint in 1888,
the house had been badly damaged by fire when Sandy and Ray Spalding purchased
it in 1978.
They meticulously restored the old home, and
then---inspired by the spillover of customers at the Excelsior
House---opened it to lodgers the next year. The Spaldings have since
moved to Oregon, leaving managers Carol Abernathy and Christel Frederick
to run the place. In addition to being personable, the innkeepers whip
up a mean egg casserole.
The stick-style Victorian home (named after
the Spaldings' son, Pride) is caramel colored with white gingerbread trim
and stained-glass windows. The antiques found throughout come in a variety
of styles, including Eastlake and country primitive. Behind the lodging's
main house, which has six guest rooms, an expanded former servants' cottage
offers four additional bedrooms, all with English country decor. Guests
eat breakfast at comfortable tables in the main house.
Location: 409 E.
Broadway, Jefferson
Related Page:
Jefferson Index
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