When Stan and Susan Dunn were married on a Bed and Breakfast Tour of New England, they decided that one day they wanted to own a bed and breakfast. Their host asked where they were off to and when they answered, "to get married," he went straight to work as they departed. When they returned, there were cards and notes scattered celebrating the new "Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Dunn," a champagne toast waiting for them in a room adorned with the last summer roses from his garden, and a table set with his late wife’s anniversary silver. They were so impressed by this personal attention that they wanted to be in a position to treat others in the same way. So in 2001, while looking for old homes in drivable distance from the Metroplex, they drove to Hamilton to have dinner with relatives. Hamilton native Garland Anglin met them and upon hearing of their quest took them by the "yellow house on the hill," all the while telling them of the parties and weddings that had taken place there. They fell in love and bought the house in 2001, opening it as a bed and breakfast in October 2002.

The home has a rich history. Arthur Richelieu Eidson built the structure in 1913. Eidson, the oldest son of eight children born to James Allen Eidson and Charity Rice Eidson (the first white child born in Hamilton County) served as the County Attorney for Hamilton County in 1896, later becoming District Attorney in 1906. It was during this period that the house was built. Arthur and his wife Nora raised their children, J.A. and Eunice, in the house. Arthur died in 1941, but Nora lived there until her death in the 1960s. During this time the residence was one of the premier homes in the community. As part of the local Home Economics curriculum, students would come to the Eidson’s and perform tasks such as cleaning Mrs. Eidson’s china, for a graded assignment. Mrs. Eidson was a renowned hostess, but remembered fondly recently by her great niece, Marilyn Eidson Moore, for the times she would allo ...

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