Mount Vernon Farm …

spans 840 acres of rolling hills, filled with warm and cool-season grasses, orchards, forests, and meadows teeming with wildlife. The inn is perched atop one hill where the Blue Ridge Mountains fill the skyline as far as the eye can see.

The inn and farm have been passed down through eight generations of the Miller family. In 1827, John Miller Sr. purchased the land from Francis Thornton and built a modest family home with his son, “Poplar John." The simple rectangular structure was built from bricks fired on the bank of the Thornton River and trees harvested from nearby Turkey Mountain.

The early Millers were successful dairy farmers and apple growers. By the early 1900s, the herd of dairy cows had grown large enough to justify the construction of the dairy barn. At 235 feet long, John Clifford Sr.’s barn is a marvel of engineering and one of the largest wooden barns of its era still standing in America today.

In 2010, Cliffs III and IV teamed up to renovate the family home and dairy barn to host guests and events. The Millers welcome guests with a little bit of luxury and southern hospitality.