Highlawn Inn History
Built as Highlawn in the
late 1890s by the Honorable Algernon R. Unger for his bride Chaffie
Ziler. Unger served in the WV Legislature and built the landmark Washington
Hotel in Berkeley Springs, destroyed by fire in 1974. After his death,
Unger's widow operated Highlawn as a boarding house to provide accommodations
for people passing through town or staying to visit.
The current owners bought
the building in 1984 to operate as the Highlawn Inn, meticulously restoring
its original elegance. The Inn is located in a district near other historic
sites such as the Berkeley Castle and The Museum of the Berkeley Springs.
Highlawn Inn is a member of West Virginia Historic Inns and is featured in:
- America's Wonderful Little Hotels and Inns
- Recommended Country Inns
- Bed & Breakfast in the Mid-Atlantic States
- Mid-Atlantic Getaways
- Proud recipient of America's Favorite Inns Award, 1998
- Voted by inngoers as one of the top 15 B&Bs/Inns in the 2003 Arrington's Bed and Breakfast Journal Book of Lists contest. The Arrington award for Best Evening Cuisine highlights one of the unrivaled amenities of Highlawn Inn: their silver service dinners.
