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The upstairs rooms were completed in 1935. It's a post and beam building, made of stout clear timbers. During
renovation we found newspapers lining the walls for insulation.
Roselea Triggs lived in one of the upstairs suites in the late 40's and early 50's before the log cabin was completed for her. She would wait tables by day, and write short stories at night. She submitted them for publication in ladies magazines. A file box full of her manuscripts were found in the attic. We copied several of them for guest to read while staying in Roselea's suite. In the early days at Copper Creek, the upstairs rooms were rented to locals, many of them employed at Copper Creek Inn. Among them was Hank "Frenchie"Canty, who collected the natural alphabet on the outside of the building. The cafe thrived through the 50’s, and was a favorite gathering place for locals & Mt Rainier visitors from around the world. In the 70's a roof was put on the face of the building making the upstairs suites dark and unlivable. They were used mostly for storage. In April of 2001, after 55 years in the same family, Copper Creek Inn was sold to Catharine Gallagher (previous owner of The old Mill House B&B in Eatonville) & her husband Phil Freeman. Renovation was tackled at a frantic pace in hopes of completing some of the lodging by the busy summer season. The log cabin was completed first. . . Major renovation was necessary in the upstairs suites. Thanks to Terry Lamar our talented and tireless carpenter, the first suite, Frenchie's, opened in August of 2001. Knotty pine walls replaced the 60's plywood paneling. The original fir floors were refinished, leaving the pock marks from the cork boots of loggers who frequented Copper Creek in the early days. Roselea's suite was completed soon after Frenchie's. The original bead board walls were salvaged in rooms where Roselea once lived. The 1950's theme includes kitchen tools found in the storeroom during renovation. A jacuzzi tub makes Roselea's a romantic couples suite. . . |
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35707 SR 706 E
Ashford, Washington Restaurant: 569-2326 Lodging:
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| Thanks to Judi Wootan for much of the historical information included
above.
Call for Reservations: e-mail: coppercreek@greatgetaways.com |
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