(a) 714 Main Street 1835
One of three buildings comprising the inn property. The highly visible house, residence of whaling Captain George Coggswell, has a two-storied columned façade with dominant exterior moldings. The property backs onto Stirling Creek thereby providing boat dockage. Captain Coggswell moved to California in 1849 though Widow Coggswell was in residence in 1858.

(b) 726 Main Street c. pre 1858
Architecturally, the Gingerbread House represents a highly individualistic handling of Italian elements by an unknown architect. Its elaborate cornice has large and small fleur-de-lis motifs. The front door transom and sidelights have very rare, original, stained dark red and blue windows with cutout, stencil type designs. In 1858, the house was the residence of G. Cripps.