Threats to tear it down have come and gone, and now the 182-year-old building will once again open its doors as a boutique hotel. From the floor boards to the beams sustaining its structure, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Its landlord has filed for bankruptcy, but the Colonial Inn remains open for business under new management in downtown ...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — The Hillsborough Historic District Commission on Wednesday declared The Colonial Inn to be undergoing "demolition by neglect," a move that allows the town to fine the owner if ...

A historic inn, once feared lost to neglect and time, will reopen its doors to guests next month in downtown Hillsborough. Reservations are being taken now for weddings and other events at the ...

My first professional position was as the Sunday hostess at Hillsborough’s landmark Colonial Inn built in 1838. Our home, “Seven Hearths,” at 157 E. King St., was close enough to walk to work. I was a ...