One windy February day in 1914 one of the girls was helping with the wash by stirring the clothes in a large outdoor kettle when the wind sent an ember from the fire onto the wood walkway that leads to the house. Over the years, cotton fluff from the fields had collected under the walkway serving as a wick to quickly ignite the house.

With all lost, the neighbors banded together to help the Moore family. They milled rough-cut timber from the woods and in 1914 helped them build the present house on the same foundation of the original house. The house was built from heart pine with bead board on all walls and ceilings.

In 1989, the plumbing and electricity were updated and in 2003, additional work was completed to provide all the amenities expected by discriminating bed and breakfast travelers. Today, all bedrooms have private baths while retaining the original floors in the rooms and the staircase leading upstairs - all part  of the caring labor of those 1914 neighbors.

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