Unique Venue for Weddings, Receptions, Parties, or Other Special Occasions
A wedding at Spartanburg’s Clevedale Historic Inn and Gardens is sure to be a celebration of elegance. The four acre property has seven distinctly unique indoor and outdoor settings from which to choose. So, tell us your vision and let the designing begin with referrals for top notch wedding planners/coordinators, caterers, photographers, florists, and musicians. In consultation with you, we can tailor a package to fit your dream wedding and reception within your budget. Call to schedule a venue tour and initial consultation, (864) 345-2394. We look forward to hosting you, your fiancé, and respective families or email us
Looking for a unique venue to host an event for your staff? There is no better way to increase employee satisfaction, foster stronger teams and boost morale than by rewarding all their hard work with a day or evening of food, drink and FUN at Clevedale Historic Inn and Gardens. Clevedale has been the host venue for corporate happy hours, holiday parties, team-building days, and board meetings. There’s nothing like a change of scenery to relax the mind and get the creative juices flowing. Give us a call to plan your next corporate event that your employees will appreciate and remember for a long time to come.
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We invite you to host your next party at Clevedale, a venue which combines Southern elegance and urban versatility. Put a band on the Portico and dance the night away on the brick patio or in the English Courtyard decked out with crystal chandeliers. Celebrate your anniversary, birthday, graduation, or retirement with a plated dinner and lawn games in the Pecan Grove. Throw a cocktail party while streaming the Kentucky Derby with friends of your sorority or fraternity. Or organize a tailgate gathering with a big screen to watch your favorite sports team. The party ideas are endless. Give us a call to talk about how we can help you plan your next party (864) 345-2394. or email us
When it comes to Southern hospitality, food is at the center. Clevedale uses fresh local produce, meats, and grains when available in the preparation of our daily breakfasts. We partner with local chefs and wine purveyors to provide private dinners as well as celebrity chefs across the US to offer themed and specialty dinners. If you would like to know more about our upcoming food and wine events, share your email and we will be sure to drop you an invite.
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Take a stroll around Clevedale’s four acres filled with a variety of plants, native and adapted trees, shrubs, wildflowers, perennials, and colorful annuals. In 2013, Clevedale reportedly had the largest variety of Magnolias on any one property in the Carolinas. Start your stroll in Conrad’s English Knot Garden featuring English Boxwoods in a labyrinthine pattern filled with bearded irises, swamp lilies, and other perennials. A natural shade canopy of old Crepe Myrtles in the English Courtyard is the perfect summer spot for checking out several hybrid orchids nestled into tree trunks. The Ivy and Jasmine Arbor and Friendship Garden may cast a spell on you with its fragrant Confederate Jasmine, Banana Magnolias, and Tea Olives. Hollies, Japanese Maples and Deodar Cedars create a tropical paradise at Clevedale’s Roman Bath. And round out your garden tour by darting into the Greenhouse with Creeping Fig and many tropical flora for an indoor display with the feel of the outdoors. With each visit, you will discover something new
"All Aboard, The MackRail Cabin Car!" This vintage 1947 Southern Rail X654 Caboose formally at Cleveland Park has been transformed into a queen bedroom suite adjacent to Clevedale's English Knot Garden and Courtyard. The steel cabin car is placed on authentic train tracks with all wood interior which has been whitewashed to create a sense of openness. The custom bed is nestled in the bay window with 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets and when traveling as a family the two custom bunks are just as comfortable. And just like train cars of old, there are curtains for privacy. A sitting area with two swivel chairs are perfect for reading or watching a movie. And the soothing smell of cedar in the luxury conductor's bathroom transports you when taking a hot shower. The Mack Rail Cabin Car also features a private deck and private landscaped back garden. Consider yourself walking back in time as if in an old movie. CHOO, CHOO!
The Westmoreland Bridal Suite is named for General William Westmoreland, a friend and schoolmate of Conrad Jr. The suite is decorated in soft shades of white, gold, blue, and green and features an opulent luxurious king size bed, ensuite bath with an air jet tub, sitting area, and flat screen television.
Conrad’s niece, Elisabeth, who became the caretaker of the property following his death, utilized this trunk room for storing all of her art supplies for painting. Look through the eyes of Elisabeth in the watercolor displayed. Although quaint, this suite is perfect for a young person traveling with parents or a girlfriend weekend. This is the only room without an ensuite bath but makes a bold statement in its muted blue tones, opulent three quarter bed, and sitting area with flat screen television.
Ohana in Hawaiian culture means family and family means “no one is left behind or forgotten.” This queen suite is a reminder of a favorite vacation spot as well as the philosophy by which the Abernathy's are guided. Bold colors, views of the rear tropical garden from the roof top porch, a gas fireplace, and ensuite bath set this suite apart from the others.
The Wren is big on style and versatile as it features twin accommodations which quickly can be converted into a king suite. Named for the official bird of South Carolina, the Wren also has special significance as it is the name of the architect Sir Christopher Wren, of the chapel on the campus of the innkeeper’s alma mater, Westminster College in Fulton Missouri. It features an ensuite bath, gas fireplace, and roof top porch access overlooking the side gardens.
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Clevedale, once a thriving 440 acre farm, was first named in the latter 19th century by Jesse Franklin Cleveland. He was a descendant of the Cleveland family that traces its roots to a tract of land in North Riding of Yorkshire, England which produced such notables as Moses Cleaveland, the founder of Cleveland, Ohio, and Steven Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. The original dwelling, facing South, was built in the 1790s. Shortly before World War I in 1913, the current structure was razed as a wedding gift for Conrad Cleveland, Sr. and his wife, Louise. As the story goes, Louise disliked country living so much that a home in downtown Spartanburg was built and Clevedale became their vacation property. Louise and Conrad had two children, Conrad Jr. and Elisabeth.
The current homestead, of colonial design, is accented by stately pillars on the front portico. The outbuildings, especially the greenhouses, reflect the interest of Conrad Cleveland, Jr., who, among a variety of artistic avocational pursuits, was an avid horticulturist. Conrad, Jr., claimed Clevedale as his home from the mid-1940s until his death in 1985, after which the property was sold to the developer of Hawk Creek and later businessman Hugh Brown took ownership.
In January 2012, Clevedale was purchased by Pontheolla Mack Abernathy and Paul Roberts Abernathy. Pontheolla, a native of South Carolina, had a desire to own and operate a bed and breakfast since her collegiate days at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. That dream, shared by her husband, Paul, who hails from St. Louis, Missouri, has come to fulfillment in Clevedale Historic Inn and Gardens. "The property had good bones thus renovating this Southern lady would be my pleasure," stated Pontheolla. The renovations took a year and half. Upon wrapping up renovations, the Abernathys got a visit from Elisabeth Cleveland Welch. "I wanted to come see my birthplace. On the night I was born, the train nearby broke down and my dad walked to the train to invite passengers into this house for tea," she recounted. Elisabeth died shortly thereafter, however the story told was filed in the back of Pontheolla's mind. Seven years after owning Clevedale, Pontheolla and Paul added a 1947 Southern Railway caboose to the property in keeping with Elisabeth's story and Spartanburg's Hub City history.
Clevedale is situated a half mile from Warren H. Abernathy Boulevard, named for the state director for the late James Strom Thurmond, the long-serving United States Senator for South Carolina. Though bearing no relation, Pontheolla and Paul feel this fortuitous coincidence harbors an especial blessing on their venture.