The farm

Our story

Seven generations. One promise.

The Acuff family bought the first parcel in 1798. It has passed hand to hand ever since.

“I’m going to build a cabin at the farm one day.”“Okay, buddy.”

The farm in an earlier generation
All in the family

A boy, his grandfather and a promise.

Mark Page grew up visiting his great-grandparents, Rabe and Ollie, who kept the farm and a small store near the property. He did chores and paid himself in candy.

The farm passed to his grandparents, Warren and Dorris. Mark spent his weekends working beside Warren and listening to his stories. As a teenager he made a promise. Warren smiled and said, “Okay, buddy.”

In 2016, three days after Warren passed, Mark rented a bulldozer.

The record

Two centuries on one farm.

1798The Acuff family buys the first parcel of farmland in Washburn.
1800sCorn, tomatoes and tobacco. The farm becomes part of the Washburn community.
1900sRabe and Ollie keep the farm and a little store. Then Warren and Dorris.
2016Mark builds the first guesthouse from the wood of his grandparents' and great-grandparents' homes.
TodayCabins, weddings and a working livestock farm with cattle, goats, pigs and chickens.
If these walls could talk

The past is in the walls.

The guesthouses are built from reclaimed wood from the family's old homes. Historic photographs hang inside. Look closely during your stay and you'll find them.