Parkton Place, a destination for 26+ guests and event space.

Our Story...

At 22 years old, Chris, a Texas cowboy, and Heather, a Virginia suburbanite, met in 1996 here until very recently was named Fort Bragg. The Army took them to California, Texas and then back to Fort Bragg. Having served 22 years in the Army, Chris is a veteran with 3 tours to Iraq and 1 to Afghanistan.
During Chris’s service and in 2006, Heather, being a licensed clinical social worker, valuing the animal/human bond and draw to nature, started her private mental health practice using the farm and animals called Hope-thru-Horses, Inc. She started her practice on their very first farm consisting of 2.5 acres.

Chris always had his eye on this property, but felt it was so far out of reach. Then, in 2018, it all began to beautifully unfold.

Two weeks after purchasing the property, they property was hit with Hurricane Florence, a category 4. (For those who visit, from the back creek in the woods flooded our property covering the back and middle pastures.)

What comes with natural disasters? Insurance adjusters! They needed a place to stay and the property just happen to have 3 guest rooms a mother-in-law apartment to offer. Parkton Place was born!

P.S. In November of 2024, Heather and Chris celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary.

Whether you're dreaming up a peaceful getaway, planning a gathering, or simply curious about what life is like out here—we'd love to hear from you.

Give us a call and let's make your visit to Parkton Place something truly special.

Come as you are. Stay as long as you’d like.

The House

Nope, it isn’t old! Situated on 30-acres, Parkton Place was built in 2002. On the other hand, the property offers some great history. It was originally owned and developed by the Gillis family, long time area farmers.

As the stories have been told... Great great grandma Gillis resided on this property where the front pig pen is now situated. She reportedly was a part of the Parkton Railroad depot back in 1884.
While metal detecting in the pig pen area, Gillis relatives have found a broken cooper spoon along with tractor implements. That spoon might have belonged to their great great grandmother!

In the pasture with the brown barn, metal detectors found a carriage (like horse and carriage) plate from the Fayetteville Carriage Company dating back to the late 1800s. That plate belonged to a carriage situated on this property or a visiting carriage back in the day.

We don’t know anything about how or why this property was developed in 2002. Fortunately for us, the couple divorced and we got a deal of a lifetime!

The house and property were deplorable. The floor-boards were saturated with animal urine, the fields required 5 passes with the tractor to mow trees and weeds, the list goes on and on.

​It was and is our goal to make this place a little nicer everyday.