The Albion Inn is located in the Siskiyou-Hargadine Preservation District of Ashland, and has just recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

It began its life as a one-room claim shack in 1875, undergoing several reconstructions, expansions and additions over the years, culminating in the comprehensive renovation that former Innkeepers G.K. and Doris Schrock undertook in 1990. It was at that time that the house was transformed from a home into a Bed and Breakfast Inn.

The home's architectural evolution from 1875 to the present is depicted just inside our front entry in a series of elevation drawings. Its more personal history, and the early history of Ashland, has been revealed to us, at least in part, through the stories shared by former residents who have returned to visit, one of whom lived here as a young woman in 1939.

For those interested in the rich history of this town, we maintain a collection of excellent written materials about Ashland and Southern Oregon. Reading through them, one discovers that this valley has always had the power to inspire the hearts and minds of those who've experienced its wonders.

 

"I remember so vividly the golden day I first came to Ashland. On one side, a wide valley, and great summer meadows smelling like hay in harvest-time, and on its other side, a nearby-mountain shadow — an invitation, and stream at song."

William A. Quayle

from A Day in the Siskiyous
by J. Frank Hanly, 1916

34 Union circa 1940
with thanks to Helen Westfall Hallner
and Jim Harrington