Mount Airy, NC
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Historic renovation
Adaptive reuse
An 1892 textile mill reborn as a Tribute Portfolio hotel in Andy Griffith's hometown. See the decorative glass Tabono brought to a building with a story to tell.
The Balladeer occupies the historic Sparger building on the Spencer's Mill site, a former clothing mill that employed generations of Mount Airy families. Sunhouse Development converted the 1892 structure into a 70-room boutique hotel in Marriott's Tribute Portfolio, which opened in spring 2026. The design leans into the region's bluegrass and storytelling roots.
Adaptive reuse leaves no two openings alike. Tabono supplied and installed decorative and shower glass sized to the mill's original structure.
