Jefferson TX Lodging | Bed & Breakfast

Valerie and I came to Jefferson Texas on our honeymoon and fell in love with this historic and romantic town. Another trip to Jefferson on a Valentine weekend sealed our fate. While we drove through the historic district looking at all the wonderful homes and unique styles of architecture, a FOR SALE sign on the Azalea Inn caught our eye. We kidded each other during the next few days that we should pull up roots and move to Jefferson. One thing led to another and here we are, the proud owners of the Azalea Inn. We also have a photography business called Heavenly Reflections that we moved from Texarkana, please check our photography web site.

INN KEEPERS

Sam and Valerie Ayer

Conceived by the owner of the Marshall Car

Wheel and Foundry as his home, this Stick

Eastlake structure was commissioned to

be built in 1873. I am sure that he never envisioned the house being moved to Jefferson and becoming a Bed & Breakfast. But to prevent its demise, Kathy Galloway in August of 1990 after hearing the order to have her torn down, rescued this Texas Treasure and commissioned Oney House Movers to bring her to Jefferson. Once the house was firmly planted on Jefferson soil a series of steps and years passed to reveal the Azalea Inn as she stands today. We are continually searching for clues to the Inn's past and each time one is uncovered I will update this site to bring it to light.

Some of these pictures are the first ones that we have, passed down to us from Jo and Bill West the previous owners. The West's took ownership from Kathy Galloway shortly after she had the house moved to Jefferson and there started the transformation to a Bed & Breakfast. The West's gave her her name after considering others such as the "Painted Lady" but they didn't want the public to think unworthy of the house so the "Azalea Inn" was borne and after we took owership in 2002 we kept her great name.

Yes, it snows in East Texas.

Buying the Inn, selling two houses in Texarkana, convincing our children we had not lost all our marbles, moving to Jefferson with no place to live until the West's moved out, and putting all of our belongings into storage was a piece of cake compared to making the Azalea Inn a Inn worth remembering. Many long hours of painting and remodeling inside and out have gone into the Inn to make it comfortable for you "Our Guests". This slide show shows some of the hard work that has gone into our venture. Enjoy!