Dreamed of owning a B & B? The Moss House in Historic Downtown Washington is the perfect location. 1 block from the Pamlico River and docks. 4 guest rooms with private baths + private owners quarters. Home is listed for only $399,900; business sold separately.

The Anchorage Room	The Estuary Room
The Tar River Room	The Pamlico River Room

 A Brief History of the Moss House

The Moss House was built by Frank Adams Moss and Mary Bonner Moss. The Mosses decided to build the house shortly after their marriage in 1898. Construction started in 1900 was completed in 1902. They lived in the "little house" next door on Van Norden Street while the house was being built.

Local timber, milled at the Moss Planing Mill, provide much of the lumber for the house, including the heart pine floors through out the house. The carved mantles, each unique in design, were milled especially for the house, and three of the four guest rooms feature the original mantles. The fourth mantle was removed and the fireplace blocked off for a bathroom addition while Mrs. Moss still lived in the house.

Mary Bonner's Influence

Family history says Mrs. Moss played a significant role in the design of Moss House, particularly the signature red roof and the long, slow incline of the stairs. Although no one seems to know what inspired the concept, the steeply pitched tin roof can still be seen from many points in town, including the bridge over the Pamlico River. As for the stairs, her descendants theorize that she designed them that way just so she could slide down the banister, something she did every day, even when she was well into her 70s.

The house was sold in the early 1960s, which marked the first time it wasn't occupied by the Moss family. Since then it has seen five different owners and occasional periods of vacancy, but there have been few major changes to the original design. One couple did a great deal of painstaking preservation work, ripping out crumbling plaster, rewiring the entire house, and restoring all of the mantles. In 1993, Leonard and Johanna Huber, a couple from New Orleans, purchased the home and converted it into The Acadian House Bed & Breakfast. Two bathrooms and central air conditioning were added for the comfort and convenience of the guests.