{"nrhp_refnum":"82003466","name":"Lambeth Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lambeth Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lake Junaluska","county":"Haywood County","state":"NC","lat":35.52892248400008,"lon":-82.96691160699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Neoclassical Revival mountain inn on the north shore of Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, North Carolina, built in 1921 as the main hotel of the Methodist Lake Junaluska Assembly.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the inn is a very fine, fully articulated example of Neoclassical Revival architecture, a style rare for a mountain inn in western North Carolina. It is also prominently sited as a focal point of the Methodist assembly, and its history reflects the assembly's growth.","narrative":"Perched on a knoll above the north shore of Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, North Carolina, this inn serves as the main hotel of the Methodist Lake Junaluska Assembly. Built in 1921 on the site of an earlier inn that burned, it was designed by Dr. A. J. Baylor and has also been known as the Centenary Mission Inn, Mission Inn and Lambeth Hotel. The original frame building has a river-rock ground story, painted siding above, a three-story portico with six Ionic columns, a domed cupola and Palladian dormers. Brick wings were added in the 1950s, with additions recorded in 1956 and 1963. The inn is regarded as a fine example of Neoclassical Revival design, an uncommon choice for a mountain inn in western North Carolina. Its prominent setting and its role in the assembly, which hosts conferences and later became home to the World Methodist Council's American headquarters, add to its importance.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1921)","architect_builder":"Dr. A. J. Baylor","architectural_style":"Neoclassical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a conference center and hotel facility; original frame section flanked by 1950s brick additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.362869-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7207/47720778/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003466.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003466/89f77911cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003466/89f77911cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Warren LeMay from Cincinnati, OH, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lambuth_Inn,_Lake_Junaluska,_NC_(46642287502).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren LeMay from Cincinnati, OH, United States</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lambuth_Inn,_Lake_Junaluska,_NC_(46642287502).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720778","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambuth_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19865100"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/haywood-county/lambeth-inn-82003466/"}