The GPI chair

Every once in awhile Roycroft items come up for auction. Recently a friend and I were looking at some items and I was drooling over a chair with a prominent GPI on it. My friend asked "Whose monogram is GPI?". (Not all my friends are Roycroft geeks like me).

The letters GPI are not someone's initials but rather Grove Park Inn, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Roycrofters built most of the furniture for this beautiful mountain retreat in 1912-1913. It was their largest commission. 

Here is an example of a GPI chair that the Elbert Hubbard-Roycroft Museum has on display. The Elbert Hubbard-Roycroft Museum is a easy walk down the block from the Roycroft Copper Shop. The Museum is located at 363 Oakwood Ave. The hours of that museum are June 1 to October 31, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 1 to 4 PM. Staff at the Roycroft Copper Shop will gladly give you directions.

Julie