The doors have been locked for more than five decades, but Francis House has been rescued from demolition and is reborn as a five-room luxury inn. The ornate building is an extremely rare example of French Second Empire architecture in California and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, blending a casual and contemporary aesthetic that’s in keeping with other luxury abodes across Napa Valley.
Located in the sleepy (ish) resort town of Calistoga, the renovation includes exposed stone walls, modern furnishings, copious books and art pieces. Modern TVs hang above antique desks, and king and queen beds are covered in premium linens, while Carrara marble covers the surfaces of the spacious bathrooms as well as the fireplace mantle in what is now the living room.
In fact, the backdrop once also served as the set for Peyton Place, a 1960s teen soap that first launched Mia Farrow into the spotlight.