Built in 1865, this three-story Victorian style hotel was a premier southern resort destination that could accommodate 600 people. In 1876, Thomas Tomlinson purchased 2,500 acres and the resort from the Tate family and developed it into a world-class health and pleasure resort. Due to the Great Depression, the resort closed in 1941. In 1943, the Rev. A.E. Wachtel purchased the hotel and resort and 1,500 acres for $35,000. From 1943-1963, Kingswood Home for Children resided in the hotel, where over 150 children lived, attended chapel and school. In 1963, the hotel burned. What remains is the dumbwaiter on the first-floor dining area and part of the basement where the dishes were washed.