The first thing most guests notice walking into Carriage Way is that the house has been allowed to stay itself. Heart pine floors that creak in the right places. Stained glass set into the original window casings. A clawfoot tub in one of the upstairs rooms that's been there longer than any of us.
Built in 1883, the inn predates almost everything around it that calls itself historic. We've kept the building close to the way the original owners left it — antique fireplaces, original architectural detailing, the kind of small interior moments that don't get reproduced in newer construction.
What's changed is the comfort. Beds are firm and well-made. Linens are good. Showers actually work. The point isn't to make you feel like you've stepped into a museum — it's to give you a quiet, settled place to come back to at the end of a day spent walking the historic district.
If it's your first stay, plan to arrive a little earlier than you think you need to. The street is brick-lined and short. Park, leave your bag in the room, and walk out into the city. You don't need a car for the rest of the trip.