Private countryside retreat, golf cart, vintage decor, firepit - Songbird Story

Experience nature, open spaces, sweeping views, and a dash of stardust at Songbird Story Farmhouse & Garden Tower. Walk or drive the golf cart to the private pond and wooded area. Take a step back in time for your stay in our 1940’s era authentic, fully restored farmhouse including vintage furniture and décor with modern amenities. From romantic stargazing from high atop the garden tower to riding bicycles and roasting marshmallows, we are your perfect getaway for two or for the entire family!

Constructed during the height of World War II, this lovingly restored 1940’s era authentic farmhouse contains modern amenities while maintaining its mid-Americana features. With authentic vintage pieces on display – including a Hoosier cabinet with flour bin, wringer-style washing machine, foot-pedal sewing machine and rotary-dial telephone – time spent at Songbird Story is like visiting grandmother’s house. Prints of early Americana life, an upright piano, coal stove, cedar trunk, dry ice box, vintage dressing table, retro television, and cedar slabs taken from Paint Rock Valley take guests back to farm life of nearly a century ago while making for interesting conversation pieces. Original stonework and pine tongue-in-groove lumber taken from a late 1800’s/early 1900’s community barn are authentic. Using old photographs as a guide, rooms are painted in vintage colors of the era. Guests experience a taste of life from the 1940’s and 1950’s.

Enjoy a glass bottled RC Cola and Moon Pie in this authentic farmhouse now owned by the third generation of the family who first made it their home. Take in the panoramic view of the farm and grounds from high atop the Garden Tower by day while catching some magical stardust by night. Listen to the songbirds under the shade of the pine tongue- and-groove Mockingbird Gazebo by day while roasting marshmallows by the firepit by moonlight. Clip summer flowers to take home while watching the butterflies work their summer magic. View old family photos of the farm. Read tales of the general store and of the perseverance and faith of the family who made this farm their home.

Located in the foothills of the Appalachians high atop Sand Mountain in Jackson County, Alabama, Songbird Story Farmhouse and Garden Tower at Old Cottonwood Farm is only 10 minutes from local dining and wedding venues; 20 minutes from Scottsboro, 29 minutes from Mentone, 33 minutes from Fort Payne, 43 minutes from Chattanooga; two hours from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, and Birmingham, and three hours from Tupelo. Centrally located to Mentone, Fort Payne, Scottsboro, and Trenton, GA, Songbird Story Farmhouse and Garden Tower provides guests a great location to visit the hiking trails and waterfalls of the Pisgah Gorge, Little River Canyon, DeSoto Falls, Unclaimed Baggage and the Alabama Band Fan Club Museum, among others. The clear view of the night sky from the farm is truly amazing!

For a weekend family getaway, honeymoon retreat, anniversary trip, or girls only shopping excursion, come write a new chapter in your story at Songbird Story. Single-family accommodation with a maximum of four to six guests.
Songbird Story provides both privacy and exclusivity to guests. Therefore, we only offer tours on days when we are not booked or during turnover time between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Contact us to schedule a tour.

For more information or to schedule a special event at Songbird Story Farmhouse and Garden Tower, please message us through Vrbo or email us at oldcottonwoodfarm@gmail.com.
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For a step back in time – and to write a new chapter in your story - visit us at Songbird Story Farmhouse and Garden Tower!

Notable attractions nearby:
Alabama Fan Club and Museum
Cloudmont Ski/Golf
DeSoto State Park
Dogwood Hills Golf Estate
Fort Payne Depot Museum
Little River Canyon National Preserve and Falls
Lodge Museum of Cast Iron
Mentone Market
Myrtle Jane’s Antiques
Patches Merchant Emporium
Pisgah Gorge and Falls
Russell Cave
Scottsboro Boys Museum
Shady Grove Horse Ranch
The Willow Tree
Unclaimed Baggage