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The Last Resort

Caesar’s Head Hotel, built during the Civil War, has long-since burned down. But thanks to the now-grown children of this sprawling 100-room inn and its surrounding summer community, generations-old stories have survived.

Photograph by Patrick Cavan Brown
A postcard from 1937 that shows scenic Highway 276 leading to Caesar’s Head.
A party at Caesar’s Head lodge, 1932, that includes Tom Marchant Jr. and Pete Marchant.
The main building of Caesar’s Head Hotel.
The Table Rock reservoir, which served Caesar’s Head guests “the world’s finest drinking water.”
A clip from the Greenville Piedmont newspaper that shows the September 10, 1954 fire’s damage; Photograph courtesy of Seabrook Marchant
Photograph courtesy of Seabrook Marchant
A postcard from 1944 depicting the quintessential Caesar’s Head view
Photograph by Patrick Cavan Brown
Tom Marchant family; Photograph by Paul Mehaffey
Guests relax on the front porch of the hotel in 1923.
The mail was delivered daily to guests of the resort.
Tom Marchant, Jr. with Elizabeth Lucas (Marchant) on their first date, 1932.
Photographs (2) by Patrick Cavan Brown Photograph by Paul Mehaffey Historical photographs courtesy of seabrook marchant, Tom Marchant IV, and the South Carolina room of the Greenville County library system.