The Victorian Gothic was built by Cora Mae Crim Peck and her husband Melville Peck in 1880. Cora Mae Crim Peck was the daughter of
J. Napoleon Bonaparte Crim, politician and wealthy businessman. Melville was an attorney, county prosecuter, city clerk and mayor of Philippi. He eventually became a judge. Cora Mae and Melville even ran a newspaper in town for a time. They lived in the house until around 1915. They then sold the house to her brother, Edmund and his family. The house remained in the Crim family for 115 years.
It is believed that there was an earlier part of the house on the site or the Peck's added to that house in 1880 as this corner lot is situated on an important corner behind the historic county courthouse. This house would have seen the first land battle of the Civil War in early June, 1861.
Cora Mae had windows for the house brought in by special freight wagon over the mountains. Since her father owned the local mercantile store, they furnished the house with the finest oak and ornate 19th century furnishings including the beautiful and ornate oak staircase
and the comfortable inviting library.
The Victorian beauty is again ready to welcome and entertain visitors.
Gordon and Susan, innkeepers, pride themselves on making their guests feel at home from the first moment they step into this historical Victorian.
Come visit and sit on the porch for awhile
and let the cares of the world slip away.
