About The Rosemary House
The Rosemary House is a six-room inn in a Colonial Revival mansion at 76 West Street in downtown Pittsboro. Local developer L.N. Womble built the house around 1912, and his family kept it until the late 1950s. Decades later, owners Mac and Karen Pullen turned it into an inn, giving every guest room its own bathroom and adding a larger catering kitchen.
Stays are self check-in. Some rooms have fireplaces and jacuzzi tubs, and guests share a dining room that seats 10, a living room with a fireplace, a reading nook and a wraparound front porch with rocking chairs and blankets. Breakfast treats and grab-and-go snacks are out around the clock, and an open pantry holds coffee, tea, home-baked goods and local craft beer.
The house doubles as a micro-wedding and small-event venue, with a wedding garden and fire pit, and it can arrange private dinners with local chefs. Much of the art on the walls comes from Kindred Folk Art Gallery and is for sale. Downtown shops, restaurants and the county history museum are close by, and the inn points guests to Jordan Lake, White Pines Nature Preserve, the Lower Haw River Natural Area and Carolina Tiger Rescue.
Lavender Oaks Farm in Chapel Hill is about 25 minutes north, which makes the inn a quiet base for a lavender weekend in the Triangle.
What to do
- Sit out on the wraparound porch with a rocking chair and blanket
- Book a room with a fireplace or jacuzzi tub
- Walk to downtown Pittsboro's shops and restaurants
- Plan a micro-wedding or a private dinner with a local chef
- Head out to Jordan Lake or the Lower Haw River Natural Area
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round
Good to know
- Dogs
- Not allowed
- Reservations
- Required
Tips for your visit
- There is no phone line; reach the inn by email or through their website
- Parties booking more than three rooms must rent the whole house
- Check-in is self-service, so read your arrival instructions before you go
Pair it with a lavender farm
Lavender Oaks Farm · about 25 minutes away
Lavender Oaks Farm in Chapel Hill is about 25 minutes north, close enough for a morning in the fields and an evening on the porch.
Getting there
Questions
Does The Rosemary House allow pets?
No, pets are not accepted on the premises.
How old is the house?
It was built around 1912 by Pittsboro developer L.N. Womble.
Is breakfast included?
Breakfast treats and grab-and-go snacks are complimentary and available 24 hours a day.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Chapel Hill & Durham, North Carolina
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