Intentional Torching Of Historic Inn Facing Foreclosure Forces 14 Brides To Can Wedding Reservations

In Asheville, North Carolina, WYFF-TV Channel 4 reports:

• After an arson fire gutted one of the buildings at an inn complex, 14 brides who had weddings planned at the Asheville inn have canceled their reservations. [...] The mansion was built in 1889 as the private residence of Ambassador and Rep. Richmond Pearson. It was considered one of the area's premier public inns. The ownership of Richmond Hill Inn sent out a statement thanking the Asheville Fire Department for its efforts to try to save the historic Mansion Inn building and the heirlooms inside.

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• In the statement, the owners said that Richmond Hill Inn has been having financial difficulty because of the economy, and they filed for Chapter 11 reorganization more than a month ago. They also said that the insurance claims from the fire do not in any way benefit the current owners and that “any claims from the destruction of the property at this time would be paid to the current mortgage holders that forced the foreclosure.”

For more, see 14 Brides Cancel Weddings After Fire (Historic Inn Gutted By Arson Fire).