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Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason is in Orange County where a North Carollina landmark is preserved. 

THE FORECAST. THE PANDEMIC SHOOK UP TYPICAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING BETTER THAN MANY RETAILERS STARTED SALES AS EARLY AS OCTOBER AND KEPT STORES CLOSED ON THANKS GIVING. >> AND NORTH CAROLINA LANDMARK PRESERVED. WE FIND THE TAR HEEL TRAVELER IN ORANGE COUNTY. >> WE VISIT THE HISTORIC COLONIAL IN IN HILLSBORO. >>> HOLDINGS AND MEMORIES, SOMETIMES THE TWO ARE TIED AS THEY ARE HERE IN HILLSBORO. SO MANY MEMORIES IN THIS BUILDING. >> EVERY SINGLE DAY, I MEET NEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT MEMORIES AND REALLY SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SHARED. >> THEY SAY WE HAD OUR FIRST DATE HERE OR GOT MARRIED HERE OR I PROPOSED TO MY WIFE OF 45 YEARS HERE. >> THE REMEMBER ENJOYING SUNDAY BRUNCH AND EATING FRIED CHICKEN HERE. >> FRIED CHICKEN. WE GOT THAT BACK AND IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY WELL RECEIVED. >> THE COLONIAL IN IS BACK, BACK FROM THE BRINK. >> WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BUY THE PLACE? >> I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION EVERY DAY. >> WHY OH WHY AND HOW. >> HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN VACANT? >> IT SAT HERE FOR 16 OR MORE YEARS. THE LAST FEW YEARS, PEOPLE REMEMBER THINKING I GOSH, I HOPE THIS CEILING DOESN'T FALL INTO MY SOUP. >> DEMO WAS THE FIRST STEP. >> 2018. WE TRIED TO SAVE EVERYTHING WE COULD. >> IT IS A PRETTY INCREDIBLE SPACE. >> WE FOUND SOME OAK BEAMS THAT HAVE HAND HEWN HATCHET MARKS WHERE SOME POOR SOUL CUT DOWN AN OAK TREE. >> AND USED THE TIMBER AS FLOOR JOISTS. >> IT IS A NEW FEELING THAT MY FEET ARE STANDING ON THINGS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY 200 YEARS OLD. >> OR OLDER. 1759. >> THESE ARE ALL ROOMS YOU VETTED? >> WE HAVE 21 BRAND-NEW ROOMS. >> 28 TOTAL ROOMS. >> IT IS A SWEET BY TO FINISH IN AND A LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM SPACE. >> ART ON THE WALLS BY NORTH CAROLINA ARTISTS. FOLKS IN THE ROOMS BY THE HILLSBORO AUTHORS. IN THE BAR, NORTH CAROLINA BIER AND THE SPECIALTY COCKTAIL MENU. >> WITH THE TRADITIONAL MARTINI THAT WE CALL THE DIRTY SOUTH MARTINI AND WE STUFFED THE OLIVES WITH THEM AND NO CHEESE. >> THE PEPPER JELLY AND GOAT CHEESE BURGER. >> WEDDINGS AND ASSUMPTIONS AND PERSONAL DINNERS. >> THE TOWN STARTED TO EMBRACE IT. >> EIGHT DIFFERENT FAMILIES CAME TOGETHER. WE ALL DECIDED THAT THIS WAS WORTH SAVING. >> IT REOPEN TOWARDS THE END OF 2020. >> I THINK IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. >> NEVER LET ANYTHING OF THIS VALUE GO TO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITION IS. IT IS COMPLETELY SAVED AND THEN REVITALIZED. >> HISTORY IS PRESERVED. >> LIVING ON. >> THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL.

Memories, building preserved at historic Colonial Inn 

The Colonial Inn in Hillsborough is set to open its doors back up as a boutique hotel after nearly two decades of being closed.

PREVENT MORE DEATHS. THIS IS MEANINGFUL AFTER COLON CANCER TOOK THE LIFE OF ACTOR CHADWICK BOZEMAN PEERS TWO WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE SAGA OF THE COLONIAL INN ON KING STREET FOR YEARS. THE 82-YEAR-OLD BUILDING WILL ONCE AGAIN OPEN ITS DOORS AS A BOUTIQUE HOTEL. LAURA LEVINE TELLS US WHEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BOOK A ROOM PIERCE YOUR FROM THE FLOORBOARDS TO THE BEAMS SUSTAINING THE STRUCTURE, THE HISTORY OF THE INN REMAINS INTACT 182 YEARS LATER. IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE FOR FAR TOO LONG AND IS NOW DAYS AWAY FROM BECOMING A DESTINATION SPOT ONCE AGAIN. >> Reporter: OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW. IT HAS BEEN 18 YEARS OF NEGLECT AND ABANDONMENT BUT THAT HAS CHANGED TIERS IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF LEAD AND ASBESTOS AND MOLD. IT WAS HANGING ON BY A THREAD. >> Reporter: A GROUP OF INVESTORS FOUND BEAUTY IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESTORE THE COLONIAL INN TIERS BEYOND THESE WALLS WAS HORIZONTAL LOG CONSTRUCTION WITH THE BARK STILL ON IT AND WE BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE 1700S. >> Reporter: THE COLONIAL INN IS A 28 ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH SPACE IN A PUBLIC BAR. EVERY MOVE IN THIS PROJECT WAS INTENTIONAL AND MADE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MIND. >> THE HISTORICAL FANTASY CANNOT BE LEFT ON CAPTURED. >> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC REPRESENTED CHARLIE CHALLENGES EVEN DELAY IN THE COMPLETION OF IT ALL. STILL, THEY WERE ABLE TO ADAPT WITH COVID-19 IN MIND. >> Reporter: THE PRODUCT WAS DESIGNED WITH A LOT OF SPACES IN MIND. THIS BAR BEING ONE. >> Reporter: THEY LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF WHAT IT WILL BRING TO THE AREA. >> IT DOES BRING HOPE. >> THEY CAN ENJOY THE FLAVORS OF OLD AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THEY HAVE MISSED. >> Reporter: THEY PLAN TO HAVE A SCHEDULED SOCIALLY DISTANT TOUR FOR SMALL GROUPS BEGINNING

Historic Hillsborough inn to re-open after two decades

A piece of North Carolina history is about to reopen as the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough has been transformed into a boutique hotel.

Historic Hillsborough Colonial Inn restored; set to reopen after two decades

Plans are in place to reinvent Hillsborough's beautiful, dilapidated historic Colonial Inn, according to officials. 



Colonial Inn Coverage

Memories, building preserved at historic Colonial Inn

Historic Hillsborough inn to re-open after two decades

Historic Hillsborough Colonial Inn restored; set to reopen after two decades

Plans in place to restore historic Colonial Inn