Blair-Moore House Bed & Breakfast

The Blair-Moore House offers gracious overnight accommodations in a lovely restored home dating from the early 1800's. Our home is one of the oldest buildings in Jonesborough. We are conveniently located downtown in the heart of Jonesborough's Historic District. Jonesborough, which was established in 1779, is the oldest town in Tennessee. Our home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Our home had been neglected for over 30 years before we purchased it in 1993. Therefore, major restoration and renovation was required. We did 99% of all the work ourselves (plumbing, plastering, masonry, roofing, guttering, laying tile floors, landscaping and you name it!) In addition to the restoration/renovation, we have added English-style gardens, picket fences, stone walls, brick paths, Jack's woodworking shop, private off-street guest parking and other outbuildings.

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The Western-Native American Room is located upstairs and can accommodate a third person. It has a cherry queen-size canopy bed with a hand-tied fishnet canopy. Native American colors of deep red complete the look and give one the feeling of being in the old west. This room has a private en-suite bathroom that has a claw-foot bathtub with added stand-up shower as well as a pedestal lavatory. The private porch for this room is a balcony overlooking historic Main Street as well as some of our gardens. This room holds a lifetime collection of the owner's early Western and Native-American artifacts. $150 plus tax per night.

The Victorian Room is located upstairs. It features a queen-size hand-painted canopy bed with a matching washstand and dresser. Pale shades of aqua and rose give this room a very warm and feminine feeling. This room has a private covered porch furnished with antique wicker providing the perfect place for an afternoon of reading or an evening gazing at the stars with your companion. This porch also overlooks some of our gardens. The private en-suite bathroom has a claw-foot bathtub with added stand-up shower as well as a pedestal lavatory. $150 plus tax per night.

The Suite is located on the ground level of the house and has a private outside entrance. It has a private porch and a large private sitting room. The separate bedroom has a walnut queen-size fully dressed canopy bed. Warm shades of buttery yellow floral English chintz and soft sage green toile completes the romantic feel of this room. The private en-suite bathroom has a separate walk-in shower as well as a claw-foot bathtub for those who love to linger in a bubble bath. It also has a pedestal lavatory. The suite can also accommodate a third person. $185 per plus tax per night.

All meals are special events at the Blair-Moore House and we take pride in using only the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients to create a memorable cuisine for you to enjoy. We use organic & local naturally grown produce as much as possible. Prepared fresh in our kitchen each morning, we serve an elegant and beautifully presented breakfast in our dining room where you will find the table set with linens, china and silver. You will never be served any pre-prepared food at Blair-Moore House. As Tami is also a gardener, you will see her love of gardening inside her home as well as in her gardens. All of the fresh herbs and flowers used in preparing and garnishing your meals are grown naturally & organically in the gardens at the Blair-Moore House. Our gardens are English/French country-style. Since 1994, we have added to gardens each spring and feel that our gardens add to the special experience we offer at Blair-Moore House.

Massages can be added to a visit with us by request. Sonia Davis, our massage therapist, is licensed in Tennessee for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Massages include:

• Swedish massage - Swedish massage is both relaxing and therapeutic and is designed to meet the specific needs of the individual.
• $45 per person per half hour
• $85 per person per hour

• $40 per person per 25 minutes
• $70 per person per 50 minutes

Jack is a retired senior engineer who now enjoys restoring pre-Civil War furniture and making Chippendale-style (1770-1820) looking glasses in his shop. His looking glasses as well as period pieces of Tennessee and southern furniture are available for purchase.

Tami (Mimi) was formerly a bridal wear and millinery designer and for nearly 1/2 of her life she was also involved in her family's bakery and catering business, Unique Cake and Catering in Bristol, Tennessee. Catering, rolled fondant, and special occasion cakes are available at (423) 764-2253. Please phone them to have pics of special cakes emailed to you personally. Mimi has received advanced training at the following culinary schools: Le Cordon Bleu (Paris, France), CIA (Culinary Institute of America), LaVarenne (The Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, WVA) and Johnson & Wales University. She now utilizes her skills in preparing breakfast for guests at the Blair-Moore House that are both beautiful and delicious.

• The single or double occupancy rate for both the Victorian Room and the Western-Native American Room is $150 per night plus applicable taxes.
• The single or double occupancy rate for the Suite is $185 per night plus applicable taxes.
• Additional charge for a 3rd person is $25 per night plus applicable taxes.
• We ask that reservations be guaranteed by a credit card.
• Because of our small size, cancellations affect us significantly. Therefore, a seven (7) day cancellation notice is required. On some dates, we require a three-night minimum stay as well as a thirty (30) day cancellation notice. Thirty date cancellation notice and two night minimum on all weekends in October.
• We accept cash, personal checks, traveler's checks and most major credit cards.
• Check in time is after 3 p.m. and before 7 p.m. While we make every effort to accommodate early arrivals, due to high occupancy we cannot guarantee room availability until 3 p.m. Please phone to make arrangements for arrivals after 7 p.m. No arrivals after 10 pm., please.
• Check out is 11 am, please.
• In consideration of other guests, our home and our pets, smoking is not permitted anywhere in the house, on our grounds or on the porches.
• Sorry, we do not have accommodations for pets but a kennel is located nearby. We love animals and we have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (Genevieve & Gabriella). To make reservations for your pet, please phone: Jonesborough Animal Hospital at (423) 753-5868.
• Sorry, we do not have accommodations for babies or young children. However, well mannered and well behaved children of any age are more than welcome at any time.
• We have a small gift shop with Mimi's original watercolor paintings and our special French toiletries offered. Susan McDuffie aprons, garden smocks and pinafores are available.
• Please contact us at: tamiwmoore@comcast.net or toll-free at (888) 453-0044.
• We are smoke-free and as green as possible.

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