Rosemary House B&B is named for the herb rosemary, traditionally held to be the herb of friendship and remembrance. Rosemary grows by the inn's back door, and is used in cooking along with other fresh herbs.

The B&B offers five comfortable, gracious guest rooms, some with whirlpools and fireplaces. All have sumtuous bedding, ceiling fans, cable TV access, wireless Internet, and private baths.

Our breakfasts are always vegetarian. We have vegan options on request.

There are plenty of quiet private spaces inside and outside. Our big front porch is shaded in the summer by gigantic sugar maples. The back porch is perfect for watching the birds at the feeder. Just outside the back porch is an herb and perennial garden where we just planted over 150 daylilies.

The town of Pittsboro is small, historic and charming. You can fill an afternoon browsing its antique shops and S&T's, a soda fountain that will take you back to the 40's. Right across the street is a unique and entertaining restaurant, the General Store Cafe.

History of the House

In 1912, Logan Womble, a local Pittsboro businessman, built an impressive Colonial Revival house at 76 West Street. It stayed in the Womble family until the late '50's, when it was bought by Herb and Thelma Poole. Thelma worked in an asthma clinic across the street, and when patients came from out of town to be treated, she and Herb offered them rooms in their home. The Poole house, as it was known, thus became a guest house. A couple of apartments were created and rented out as well. In February 2000, the innkeepers, Mac and Karen Pullen, bought the house from the Poole estate and have extensively renovated it.