North Carolina Bed & Breakfast | 888-869-9018 | Seagrove, North Carolina

Built in 1914 by William "Lola" Trogden this beautiful old farmhouse stood overlooking 50 acres in what is now the heart of hand-made pottery country.

In the mid 1920s the house was rented to the Hayworth Duckery "Duck" Smith family. Mr. Smith was a colorful character known for his participation in local politics of the time, and for always wearing a bow tie and white shirt while working his regular job as the janitor for the Seagrove school.
Sometime around 1932, Lola Trogden needed to sell the house so "Duck" Smith and his wife would have to move out.

Johnny Asheworth would purchase the "Duck Smith" house from Lola Trogdon in 1932. By 1933 Johnnie Asheworth, his wife, son James and daughter Mabel would move in. During the years they lived there it is believed that electrical wiring (external coiled metal tubing) was brought to the house.

In 1951 the property was purchased by Raymond Brim for his family of six. The house remained the Brim home, and the homestead of a 50 acre working tobacco farm, until its purchase in early 1997 by Sarah Naradzay. Following the restoration of the structure, The Duck Smith House, opened for business as a Bed and Breakfast in the fall of 1997.

November 2005 saw the purchase of The Duck Smith House by sisters Barbara and Suzanne Murphy. The home has been restored once again. Barbara and Suzanne plan on keeping the farmhouse feel but with a more luxurious look.