Lodges
Centuries-old craft meets hospitality. Structures that welcome, impress, and endure.
The Full Story
The deeper record.
Capabilities, engineering, mass timber, and the full ledger — for architects, builders, and developers who want the detail behind the photographs.
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The Heart of the Lodge
A lodge is defined by where people gather.
We prioritize sightlines, warmth, acoustics, and comfort — so the great room feels inviting whether it is full or quiet.
Unique Capabilities
Why the world's most exacting brands keep coming back.
Hearthstone has capabilities that make us more able than anyone in the world to help you design, engineer, craft, and install a timber structure that will immediately convey substance, creativity, and dependability.
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Swiss-engineered CAD/CAM
Every joint modeled in true-solid 3-D software built specifically for heavy-timber CAM. What the architect draws is what leaves the mill.
02
Vacuum & RF kilns
The rare capability to truly dry massive timbers to the core — the difference between a commercial timber that ages and one that checks.
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In-house sourcing
We source, harvest, and saw the hard-to-find beams no one else will. Douglas fir, oak, cedar — at scale, on schedule.
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Commercial engineering
Structural engineers who work in heavy timber every day — not once a quarter. Code, load path, seismic, and connection detail.
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Worldwide installation
Our raising crews travel. Tennessee to Texas to overseas — the same crew, the same standard, the same finish.
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Track record
Fifty-five years of commercial deliveries. On time, on spec, and standing.
What Makes It Different
Craft, clarity, and scale — in one place.
You get beauty and reliability — architecture and structure working together.
- Clear communication
- Predictable coordination
- Structural accuracy
- Engineering discipline when the project calls for it
- Advanced CAD/CAM machinery
- In-shop structural refinement
- Decades of commercial timber experience
- Seasoned craftsmen
Types of Commercial Projects
Six forms, one standard of craft.
Welcome Centers
Architectural gateways — warm, iconic, and memorable.
Event Spaces & Pavilions
Places built for gathering — spacious, open, and structurally expressive.
Restaurants & Commercial Interiors
From intimate dining rooms to dramatic timber entryways.
Park & Public Use Structures
Buildings that must serve, endure, and enhance the landscape.
Entry Structures & Gatehouses
Small forms with outsized impact.
The Returning Client — Our Best Testimonial
The names on this page didn't hire us once.
The truest measure of a commercial partner is not the first contract — it's the second, the third, the fifth. These clients wrote the second one without a bid list.
National flagship retail
Bass Pro Shops
Multi-store partner across the country. Massive log and heavy-timber portals designed to become the destination itself — the building is the brand.
Luxury hospitality
The Ritz-Carlton
Repeat supplier for the world's most exacting hospitality standard. Timber and stone assemblies delivered under strict schedule and finish tolerances.
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General contractor partner
Horner Construction
A decades-long build partnership. When Horner takes on a heavy-timber commercial project, they raise it with Hearthstone timbers.
Clubhouse & phase II
Shark's Tooth Golf Club
A returning private-club client — the first clubhouse earned the second phase without a bid list.
Multi-phase hospitality
Ancient Lore Village
Phases I, II, and III of a destination hospitality village outside Knoxville. Each phase awarded on the strength of the last raising.
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Landmark hospitality
The Inn at Christmas Place
Pigeon Forge's alpine landmark — and the project that led its owners to build their private residence with us next.
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Working with Architects, Builders & Engineers
We strengthen your team — not complicate it.
If your architect is already engaged, we join the project smoothly:
- after initial concept
- before the structure becomes boxed-in
- during refinement of spans, loads, and joinery
- alongside engineering
- through fabrication
- and during raising
This sequence reduces bottlenecks, prevents redesign cycles, and keeps everyone working with clarity.
Specialized Heavy-Timber Engineering
Available when the project calls for it.
Some commercial projects benefit from engineering input — especially when spans grow, roof systems become complex, or environmental loads increase.
When that point arrives, we work with a small network of independent engineers who specialize in timber and log structures. They understand our joinery, our tolerances, our machinery, and the realities of raising heavy-timber systems.
Their involvement is not required for every project — but when engineering is appropriate, the right expertise is available to support the design and build team, collaborating directly with owners, architects, and builders to refine the structure without disrupting architectural intent.
On "Mass Timber"
A buzzword to the industry. A Tuesday to us.
Mass timber is having its moment in the trade press. We are glad the rest of the industry is catching up — we have been quietly processing mass timber since our first Hundegger K1 arrived in Dandridge in 1997.
A second Hundegger followed. Then an Essetre. Three CNC machines, three decades of programming, and a mill floor that runs mass timber as ordinary daily work — not a press release.
We are a small shop in East Tennessee without the marketing budget of the firms who discovered the category last quarter. We do not mind. The clients and the ledger below have always been our brochure.
1997
First Hundegger K1
3
CNC lines (2× Hundegger, 1× Essetre)
29 yrs
Processing mass timber
0
Press releases about it
Mass Timber in Practice
Featured Project · Case in Point
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Penn State · Stone Valley Forest, Pennsylvania
A working field laboratory raised for Penn State — administration and classroom buildings framed in Douglas fir heavy timber and wrapped in structural insulated panels.
Read the case studyThe Long Ledger
A partial roll-call of Hearthstone commercial work.
- Bass Pro Shops
- The Ritz-Carlton
- Horner Construction
- The Inn at Christmas Place
- Ancient Lore Village
- Shark's Tooth Golf Club
- Camp Margaritaville Lodge
- Catalpa Grove Venue
- Cal Ripken Experience
- Anakeesta · Astra Lumina
- Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
- WNC Ag Center
- Leiper's Fork Distillery
- Big Woods Speedway
- Pellegrini Winery
- Rivertrail Mercantile
- Savage River Lodge
- First People's Bank
- Whitestone Wedding Chapel
- PA Lumber Museum
- Historic Fort Steuben
- Linville Falls · Blue Ridge Parkway
- Boyd's Bear Country
- Ocala Thoroughbred Barn
- O'Day Discovery Lodge
- Mystic Timbers
- Boot Ranch, Texas
- Land Rover
- Asheville School
- Elkmont Winery
Visit Hearthstone
See where your structure begins.
Commercial architects, developers, and builders gain extraordinary clarity after walking the shop. You will, too.
Schedule a Visit →- Large-scale timber handling
- Advanced computer-assisted machinery
- Heritage craftsmanship
- Decades of commercial project experience
A Foundation of Absolute Trust