Olde Beau offers spacious rental homes and fully furnished villas in Roaring Gap. Golf and the history of Rock House offer additional perspectives: the house combines an expansive design featuring stone and chestnut bark with the development of the Roaring Gap resort in the 1920s.
Accommodations and Golf at Olde Beau
Olde Beau Resort & Golf Club is a semi-private resort community in Roaring Gap that offers golf. Olde Beau offers spacious rental homes and fully furnished villas as accommodations. These named options provide a concrete starting point for your search: you can first decide whether you are interested in a rental home or a villa. Check current accommodation information directly with Olde Beau. Stay & Play golf packages are also offered. If golf is part of your trip plans, check the current terms and conditions in advance; they may change. Accommodation type and terms and conditions are two separate considerations when planning.
Rock House: Architecture and Resort History
Rock House embodies the Rustic Revival style and features an expansive design made of stone and chestnut bark. The combination of the style designation and material details makes its architectural character more concrete: it draws attention both to the reinterpreted rustic form and to the design. Historically, Rock House is connected with the development of the Roaring Gap resort in the 1920s and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 2004. The two dates serve different purposes: the 1920s refer to the connection with the resort’s development, while 2004 is the year it was listed. This offers architecture enthusiasts two ways to look at the house: its materials describe the building, while its connection to the resort’s development places it in historical context.
Stone Mountain State Park: Granite and Historic Sites
Stone Mountain State Park encompasses a 600-foot-high granite dome designated a National Natural Landmark. The height and designation describe different qualities of the same landscape feature: its size and its designated status. Hutchinson Homestead is a restored mid-19th-century farm at the foot of the mountain. Garden Creek Baptist Church Historic Site is a named historic site in Stone Mountain State Park. The Homestead’s restoration and farming use are foregrounded; the church is identified as a historic site.
A Story of the Mountain Landscape
Another theme from the mountain landscape takes us back to the 1950s: in the forested valleys and coves of the mountains, freshwater streams concealed a moonshine still. Here, the historical connection lies in the landscape of forests, valleys, coves and streams; unlike Rock House or the named historic sites, no building or place name is foregrounded.
The difference is clear when choosing a theme: Rock House connects architectural design with resort history; Stone Mountain State Park encompasses a granite dome and named sites, while the moonshine still story foregrounds the mountain landscape.
For the broader travel overview: Alleghany County.
