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The following is a comprehensive list of historical structures located within and maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Structures at Cades Cove , Roaring Fork , the Noah Ogle Place, and Elkmont are part of U.S. Registered Historic Districts. Nine individual structures in the park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. All historic structures within the park are maintained under NRHP guidelines, whether they are listed or not.
Structure
Image
Date of construction
Access
Notes
John Oliver Cabin
1822
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Oldest standing structure in the park
Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church
1887
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Cades Cove Methodist Church
1902
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church
1915
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Myers Barn
1920
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Elijah Oliver Cabin
1866
Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail
"dog-trot" style cabin with detached kitchen
Elijah Oliver stable
c. 1866
Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail
Elijah Oliver corn crib
c. 1866
Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail
Elijah Oliver chicken coop
c. 1866
Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail
Becky Cable House
1879
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Built and originally used by Leeson Gregg as a store
John Cable Gristmill
1868
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
The mill's overshot wheel is popular with photographers
Cades Cove Museum Barn
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Moved from original location
Cades Cove Museum chicken coop
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Moved from original location
Cades Cove Museum Smokehouse
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Moved from original location
Cades Cove Museum corn crib
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Moved from original location
Cades Cove Museum Molasses still
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Moved from original location
Henry Whitehead Cabin
1896
Forge Creek Rd.
Dan Lawson Cabin
1855
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Built by Lawson's father-in-law, Peter Cable
Dan Lawson Smokehouse
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Dan Lawson Chicken Coop
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Dan Lawson Barn
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Tipton Cabin
1870s
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Sometimes called the Tipton-Oliver Place
Tipton Barn
1968
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Oft-photographed double-cantilever barn; based on original design
Tipton Corncrib
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Tipton Oliver Blacksmith Shop
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Tipton Smokehouse
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Low building on cabin's front lawn
Carter Shields Cabin
1880s
Cades Cove Loop Rd.
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Mayna Avent Cabin
1850
Jakes Creek Trail/side trail
Built by Ownby family, used as a studio by Mayna Avent in the 1920s
Appalachian Clubhouse
1934
Elkmont Road
Replaced earlier clubhouse at the site, which burned in 1932
Sneed Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Log walls chinked with grout; kitchen added 1948
Smith Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Porch added in the 1970s
Higdon Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Porch added in 1980
Swan Cabin
1910–1930
Elkmont Road
Remodeled numerous times
Addicks Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Initially a "set house" used by Little River Lumber Company employees; rear wing added 1930s
Adamless Eden
1921
Elkmont Road
Children's playhouse on Addicks Cabin property; unhewn-log siding
Creekmore Cabin
1910–1930
Elkmont Road
Several additions in the 1970s and 1980s
Mayo Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Initially a "set house" used by Little River Lumber Company employees; rear wing added in the 1930s
Levi Trentham Cabin
1830
Elkmont Road
Originally located on upper Jakes Creek; moved to Mayo Cabin lot after Trentham's death in 1932
Mayo Cabin – servants' quarters
1920
Elkmont Road
Board and batten siding
Cain Cabin
1915
Elkmont Road
Remodeled numerous times
Galyon Cabin
1910–1919
Elkmont Road
Kitchen added 1919; associated shed built in 1970
Baumann Cabin
1910
Elkmont Road
Clerestory added in the 1920s; Rear wing added in 1936
Scruggs-Brisco Cabin
1910–1930
Elkmont Road
Porch added in 1970
Cook Cabin
1912
Elkmont Road
Several additions 1930–1950; porch added in 1970
Hale Cabin
1910–1930
Elkmont Road
Porch added in 1970
Byers Cabin
1910–1930
Elkmont Road ("Society Hill")
Given to Col. David Chapman by Tennessee Park Commission for his work in establishing the national park
Spence Cabin
1910–1930
Little River Trail
Also known as "River Lodge"; middle section built with unhewn logs, board-and-batten on east and west sections, weatherboarding on east section
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Hannah Cabin
1860s
Little Cataloochee Trail
Brick chimney
Cook Cabin
1850s
Little Cataloochee Trail
Dismantled in the 1970s after vandalism, restored in 1999
Palmer House
1869
Now used as a museum
Palmer Smokehouse
Located behind the Palmer House
Palmer Springhouse
Located behind the Palmer House
Palmer Barn
Located near the Palmer House
Palmer Chapel
1898
Beech Grove School
1907
Caldwell House
1898–1903
Caldwell Barn
1923
Steve Woody House
1880
Rough Fork Trail
Paneling added in the early 20th century
Steve Woody Springhouse
Rough Fork Trail
Little Cataloochee Baptist Church
1889
Little Cataloochee Trail
Sometimes called the Ola Baptist Church
Will Messer Barn
1905
Moved from original location in Little Cataloochee
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Granville Calhoun House
1920s
Hazel Creek Trail
Built by George Higdon, purchased by Calhoun in 1928
Hall Cabin
1892
Bone Valley Trail
The park's most remote historic structure
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
John Messer Barn
1875
Porters Creek Trail
Built by Pinkney Whaley; double-cantilever barn
Smoky Mountain Hiking Club Cabin
1934
Porters Creek Trail
Built by SMHC using logs from a nearby Whaley cabin
Baxter Cabin
1889
Maddron Bald Trail
Sometimes called the "Jenkins Cabin" after a later owner
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Tyson McCarter Barn
circa 1876
Old Settlers Trail
Tyson McCarter Springhouse
circa 1876
Old Settlers Trail
Tyson McCarter Smokehouse
circa 1876
Old Settlers Trail
Tyson McCarter Corncrib
circa 1876
Old Settlers Trail
adjoined to the Tyson McCarter barn
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
John Ownby Cabin
1850s
Sugarlands Visitor Center nature trail
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin
Late 1880s
Cherokee Orchard Rd.
Two cabins sharing one chimney
Noah "Bud" Ogle Barn
Late 1880s
Cherokee Orchard Rd.
Located behind Noah Ogle Cabin
Noah "Bud" Ogle Tub Mill
1885
Noah Ogle Place nature trail
Still operational
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Alex Cole Cabin
early 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Part of Jim Bales Place; moved from original location near Cole Cemetery
Jim Bales Barn
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Part of Jim Bales Place
Jim Bales Corncrib
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Part of Jim Bales Place
Ephraim Bales Cabin
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
dog-trot double cabin
Ephraim Bales Corncrib
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin
Ephraim Bales Barn
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin
Ephraim Bales Hogpen
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin
Alfred Reagan Cabin
late 19th century
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Paneling and paint added in the early 20th century
Alfred Reagan Tubmill
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
located across the street from Reagan's cabin
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Walker Cabin
1859
Little Greenbrier Trail
Sometimes called King-Walker Cabin
Walker Corncrib
Little Greenbrier Trail
Located adjacent to Walker Cabin
Walker Springhouse
Little Greenbrier Trail
Located near Walker Cabin
Little Greenbrier School
early 1880s
Little Greenbrier Trail
Constructed of hewn poplar logs
Structure
Image
Appx. date of construction
Access
Notes
Mingus Mill
1886
just off US-441
Large three-story gristmill, still operational
Smokemont Baptist Church
early 20th century
Smokemont Campground Rd.
John Davis Cabin
1900
Just off US-441
Originally located on Indian Creek; part of Mountain Farm Museum
Enloe Barn
c. 1880
Just off US-441
part of Mountain Farm Museum
Messer Applehouse
Just off US-441
Originally located in Cataloochee; part of Mountain Farm Museum
Baxter Chickenhouse
late 19th century
Just off US-441
Originally located at the Baxter Cabin near Greenbrier
Mountain Farm Museum Meathouse
Just off US-441
Originally located in Cataloochee
Mountain Farm Museum Blacksmith Shop
1900
Just off US-441
Originally located in Cades Cove
Mountain Farm Museum Springhouse
Just off US-441
Originally located in Cataloochee
Mountain Farm Museum Corncrib/Shed
c. 1900
Just off US-441
Originally located near Bryson City
Mountain Farm Museum Corncrib
c. 1900
Just off US-441
Originally located near Bryson City
Mountain Farm Museum Hogpen
Just off US-441
Originally located on Indian Creek
Resources [ edit ]
Davis, Hattie Caldwell. Cataloochee Valley: Vanished Settlements of the Great Smoky Mountains (Alexander, N.C.: Worldcomm, 1997).
Dunn, Durwood. Cades Cove: The Life and Death of an Appalachian Community (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1988).
Oliver, Duane. Hazel Creek From Then Till Now (Maryville, Tenn.: Stinnett Printing, 1989).
Robbins, Tim. Mountain Farm Museum Self-Guided Tour (Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains Association, date not given).
Thomason, Phillip and Williams, Michael. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Elkmont Historic District . April–July 1993, pp. 8–19. PDF file.
Trout, Ed. Historic Buildings of the Smokies (Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains Association, 1995).
Wear, Jerry. Greenbrier: Lost Communities of Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville, Tenn.: Sevierville Heritage Committee, 1985).
Wear, Jerry. Sugarlands: A Lost Community in Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville, Tennessee: Sevierville Heritage Committee, 1986).
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