History
Lot 18, on West King Street, has been associated with Inns off and on throughout its long history. Owned by Edmund Fanning until he sold it to Thomas King, an Inn keeper, in 1768. The main body of the present structure is probably King's old Inn. Notable eighteeth-century owner include General Thomas Person, Peter Malett, William Duffy and John Taylor, who was clerk of the Superior Court from 1800 to 1845. In 1880 D.C. Parks acqurired Lot 18 as well as Lot 15, and the Colonial Inn and turned all six buildings into the Occoneeche Hotel. During the early 1900s, the house served intermittently as an Inn and privateresidence. In 1938 the J.W. Richmond family bought the property and re-opened the house as a private residence. To read more please visit our website