The Inn on Main was built in 1904 by John A. Walker. Since that time
the home has changed hands four times. Mr. Walker sold the home to
W.C. Carrington who then sold it to the most notable family to own the
home, the Alexander's. Alonzo Alexander purchased the home in 1907
where it remained in the family until it sold in 1997. Mr. Alexander
lived in the with his wife, Cecelia, two children and evelen servants.
Upon his death, his son Alonzo Bernard Alexander took over the family
business and also the home. He and his family lived here until his
death, when his son Alonzo Bernard Alexander Jr., took over the family business and home. The Alexander Music Company moved to the home in
1969 and stayed here until its closing in 1994.
Mr. Alexander Jr's, daughter took over the home upon her father's
death. In 1992, Ms. Alexander, restored the home and was awarded the
Peggy Gignilliat Preservation Award by the Spartanburg County
Historical Association. In 1994 the music house closed. This ended
the four generation long ownership of the home by the Alexander's.
Ms. Alexander sold the house to Charles and Derrick Belue where they
opened their chiropratic clinic. In February 2002, Wayne and Susan
Sease purchased the home and it has become the first Bed and Breakfast
in the City of Spartanburg. On April 11, 2002 the house was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
The efforts of the Sease's along with the support of the residents of
this town have made this home one of the best preserved historic
homes and in the City of Spartanburg.
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