| Henry F. Shaffner House Bed & Breakfast |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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http://www.shaffnerhouse.com
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9 Rooms  Non-Smoking No Pets
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This Queen Anne styled dwelling was originally the residence of Henry Fries Shaffner. Born on September 19, 1867 to well known Moravian parents, Mr. Shaffner stayed close to his roots. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he returned home to run his father's pharmacy. Later he was an officer in the Briggs-Shaffner Company which manufactured machines that cut tobacco for cigarettes. When the towns of Winston and Salem were joined, he became a member of the first board of aldermen. However, it was through founding Wachovia Loan and Trust Company with his uncle in 1893 that Mr. Shaffner earned his reputation as a prominent businessman. Presently, Wachovia bank is one of the largest in the nation.
Construction on the house began in 1907 and was completed in 1909. Designed by Northrup and O'Brien, the residence had both the standard features of the time and innovations that were quite modern for the period. For example, each room had its own fireplace even though the house was equipped with central heating created by circulating hot water from a coal fired furnace. In addition, the house was wired for electricity; however, each area also had gas fixtures.
The front entrance of the house was located at 403 High Street. The formal living room was to the left of the entrance hall and contained a set of screen doors bearing a patent for being the first to swing inward. To the right of the entrance was a parlor. The present day office was once Mr. Shaffner's library and study, and the current Bethabara room was the nursery for Mr. Shaffner's two sons and two daughters. What is now our sunroom was once an open porch. Lastly, there was the dining room. It is interesting to note the carved wooden mantel in this room. Affixed to it are silver plates with the dates "1776-1907" engraved upon them. This indicates that the columns to which the plates are attached came from a log cabin built in Salem to shelter workmen from Bethabara who had come to erect the first house there. The cabin collapsed in 1907, but several pieces of wood were salvaged, of which these columns are two
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