The Finch House hosts weddings, conferences, meetings and private parties for up to 175 guests under its outdoor tent, or 48 seated at tables in the Library. The venue occupies a mansion of more than 7,000 square feet on 1.5 acres at 17 East Main Street in Thomasville, North Carolina, and up to 25 guests can stay overnight between the main house and the Brookshire House.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells conferences and meetings alongside its social events. Rather than a fixed corporate menu, the team builds a package around the format of the day, so layout, catering and timing are set with the bookings office. The Library suits a working session or board meeting of about 48 people at tables, and the tent gives a larger group a plenary or dinner space for up to 175. Thomasville sits in the Piedmont Triad, within 30 minutes of downtown Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings come in two package types. All-Inclusive weddings add the outdoor reception tent and the Carriage House bar; Boutique weddings are designed for 50 guests or fewer. Both include a bridal suite and a groom's suite, tables, chairs and linens, and cake or cupcakes for the guest count. Ceremonies take place outdoors or in the Library, usually between 4 and 5:30 p.m. depending on the season. On Friday and Saturday, arrival is from 8 a.m. and events end at 10 p.m.; Sunday events end at 9 p.m.
Rooms and capacities
The Library seats 48 at tables and 60 in ceremony rows. The outdoor tent holds 175; in winter its sides close and heaters warm it, in summer the sides open and fans run. The buildings are air conditioned. If rain threatens, the manager decides by 10 a.m. whether the ceremony moves under the tent or into the Library.
Accommodation
Overnight stays cover up to 25 guests: 10 in The Finch House and 15 in the Brookshire House. The second floor of The Finch House has two queen rooms with private baths, one of them in the bridal suite, a king room with a private bath, and two rooms with two full beds sharing a Jack-and-Jill bath. The Brookshire House adds king, queen, twin and bunk rooms.
Catering
All-Inclusive packages include a staffed buffet dinner with two entrées, a starch, a vegetable, salad and rolls, plus cocktail-hour appetizers, china, glassware and flatware. Boutique packages also include a staffed buffet. Outside vendors need the venue's approval, and caterers must be licensed and insured. The venue buys and serves all beer, wine and liquor through licensed bartenders under North Carolina ABC rules. Outside alcohol is not allowed, and dry events are possible.
History and setting
The house is a Renaissance Revival mansion with a green terracotta roof. It carries the name of Thomas Austin Finch Sr. (1890 to 1943), the Thomasville industrialist who became president of the Thomasville Chair Company in 1929. After his death, the family foundation helped fund the Thomasville Public Library, dedicated in 1958.
Getting there
The house stands at 17 East Main Street, a few minutes from I-85. Guests park in the side lot, on the gravel areas, in the church lot or on the street. Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro is the closest airport.
