Oakmont Property History
The 'Oakmont Property' is so titled as it was the classic Oakmont Motel! The Oakmont Motel operated from the late 1950s until the mid 1990s.
The Oakmont Motel was a classic motor lodge with dark, woodgrain rooms, wall heaters, no air conditioning, and drive your car right up to the front door of your unit.
The Oakmont property also had a separate building that was home to the White Goose restaurant.
The White Goose, while casual attire was fine, produced some really fine food and was located on a small pond on the property. In season there were always some white geese in the pond! Scroll down for a great 1961 image of the motel.
The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation, owner of the Oakmont property, (HCHF) seeks indications of interest and statements of qualifications from experienced housing developers interested in participating in a development on HCHF-owned property (the Oakmont Property) in Cashiers, North Carolina.
HCHF desires to work with a developer who views the site as an opportunity for a mixed-use (residential, retail, recreation, green space) mixed-tenure (ownership and rental) project, with an emphasis on workforce housing, that is aligned with HCHF’s vision for the Oakmont Property to be a transformative, community-focused project for the Cashiers community.
(Content: Highlands - Cashiers Health Foundation)
Oakmont Property, Cashiers NC
This aerial view of the Oakmont property in Cashiers, NC is compliments of our tax dollars at work and from the county property viewer system.
It shows the relationship of the Oakmont property to the Cashiers crossroads of Highway 64 and 107.
As with the other developments around Cashiers, this property has a strategic location and borders both Highway 64 and 107.
Oakmont Postcard from 1961
What a great find!
This is a postcard dated 1961 of the Oakmont Property in Cashiers, NC!
This was a great motor lodge in the finest tradition of mountain hospitality. This image was taken from just in front of the small pond located on the front right of the property. The back of this card confirms a reservation for two guest arriving in the summer of 1961.
Card courtesy: CardCows.com
