Glass negative showing the McAboy House, a three-story hotel standing at the base of a series of rolling hills. A field surrounded by a wire fence stands in front of the hotel and trees grow around the building and up the hillside. Tryon Mountain rises in the background. The Columbus Mills Plantation, originally owned by John Mills, was bought by Dr. Leland Reid McAboy in 1872 and became an inn known as the McAboy House., Photographer remarks: Tryon Mt. in background., Time: 1:20 P.M., Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
March 27, 1890
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1607]
