History of Killarney
Built in 1853, probably by William Bryson, Killarney is one of the
oldest dwellings in Hendersonville. The house has been the property of and
home to families whose names loomed prominently in the early
development of the town of Hendersonville and of Western North Carolina,
family names such as Bryson, King, Hyman and Patton.
It was Annie Patton who sold the house as well as some additional land she
owned in 1901 which was used to create the Hyman Heights Subdivision,
now a designated Historic District.
The original house was expanded upon in 1908 by then Owner William
Rhett. The additions were designed by Richard Sharp Smith who had, as
resident architect, spent five years superintending the construction of
Biltmore House. This expansion added another story to the house as well as
a wrap around front porch and room additions to the rear of the house while
maintaining many features of the original dwelling.
The house has been variously referred to over its history as the Patton
house, or simply the rock house on Hyman Heights, or the rock house on
Patton Street. It was Caroline Williams, who owned the house from 1911
until 1935, who named the house Killarney.
Its current operation as a Bed and Breakfast is not a first for Killarney. The
house has served, in the past, as a boarding house for Flat Rock players and
as a guest house in the late 1980s.
oldest dwellings in Hendersonville. The house has been the property of and
home to families whose names loomed prominently in the early
development of the town of Hendersonville and of Western North Carolina,
family names such as Bryson, King, Hyman and Patton.
It was Annie Patton who sold the house as well as some additional land she
owned in 1901 which was used to create the Hyman Heights Subdivision,
now a designated Historic District.
The original house was expanded upon in 1908 by then Owner William
Rhett. The additions were designed by Richard Sharp Smith who had, as
resident architect, spent five years superintending the construction of
Biltmore House. This expansion added another story to the house as well as
a wrap around front porch and room additions to the rear of the house while
maintaining many features of the original dwelling.
The house has been variously referred to over its history as the Patton
house, or simply the rock house on Hyman Heights, or the rock house on
Patton Street. It was Caroline Williams, who owned the house from 1911
until 1935, who named the house Killarney.
Its current operation as a Bed and Breakfast is not a first for Killarney. The
house has served, in the past, as a boarding house for Flat Rock players and
as a guest house in the late 1980s.
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