Charming 2-bedroom farmhouse nestled in the woods in welcoming Pilot Mountain.

While the hosts are new to VRBO, they are not new to hospitality. Bill and Cyndee Duprey have been operating Rosa Lee Manor, one of the first wedding venues in the region, since 1995. The wedding venue has included overnight accommodations since that time as well.

Cyndee grew up on the farm and grew up working with friends and family harvesting tobacco, hay, corn, vegetables and tending to livestock. It was hard work but she's never forgotten the fun times shared over farm work with childhood friends. She left the area for a corporate career but finally returned in 2017 with her husband, Bill, to live on the farm once again. Bill is very talented. After some years in the US Airforce as a mechanic, he, too, pursued a corporate career but his love for mechanics never faded. He's a talented carpenter, mechanic, landscaper, you name it. Although he didn't grow up on a farm, the lifestyle fits him like a glove.

Today the farm is more of a "gentleman's farm". Bill and Cyndee are finally able to enjoy the countryside lifestyle without so much of the hard farm work. Kids are gone. They live on the property alone with their many "fur babies", enjoying gardening, landscaping, ongoing restoration projects and sharing in celebrations with newly married couples.

The Farmhouse, itself, has a rich history. Most of the restoration was done by their hands which makes sharing the restored version with you even more special. They hope that you can appreciate the sounds and sights of nature while here and think back on the times 125 years ago when life was harsh but slower and much simpler. Some of the restoration is still in progress.

The Farmhouse at Rosa Lee Manor originated as a sharecropper house. It was built by hand and is quite frankly imperfect, crooked, kinda rough but cozy.

We love our senior guests, but we are not listed as a disabled accessible property. The stairs to the loft are quite steep. The kitchen and adjoining deck sit higher than the rest of the house, so there are a few steps in unexpected places such as the stepdown from the kitchen into the rest of the house. If you are sure-footed, we welcome you. If not, we may not be the best choice for you.

In the beginning, the residents of the Farmhouse would work on the farm in exchange for free housing during the early 1900s. There was no running water or electricity....certainly no phones or internet. During the Great Depression, there wasn't money for many weddings in this area. Most couples eloped. Some couples from the Hunter family who grew up on the farm would return from their honeymoon to move temporarily into the Farmhouse until they could find more permanent home. Several babies were born here.

The Farmhouse was also used periodically as a gathering place for dances. After weeks of letter writing, folks from neighboring farms would come on horseback or in carriages. The sparce furniture would be removed from the house and cornmeal tossed on the floors to make the floors slick for dancing. There were a few men in the area who could come out of the fields and dance like nobody's business. Sometimes it was square dancing but most of the time it was Appalachian flat footing. Grandpa Hunter was always around to chaperone and make sure there was no "nonsense".

During the 60s and 70s, the house was used as a packhouse for storing cured tobacco until it was ready to go to market. You may catch of whiff of tobacco in the house every now and then. After several decades of just sitting empty, we were finally able to restore it to the cozy little home it is today. We hope you enjoy it.