National Register of Historic Places

Ownby, John, Cabin

Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
Listed
January 1, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000167

About this property

The John Ownby Cabin is a historic cabin in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. Located in The Sugarlands, it lies within the boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was built in 1860, and is the last surviving structure from the pre-park Forks-of-the-River community. Repairs were carried out on the dilapidated cabin in 1964, which included replacing the front porch, and the cabin was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The cabin currently stands along the Fighting Creek Nature Trail, an interpretive trail accessible behind the Sugarlands Visitor Center. The cabin is a one-story, single-pen cabin measuring 20 feet (6.1 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m). The walls are built of hewn white pine and poplar logs with dove-tail notching. The cabin's interior contains a sawn board floor, and lacks a loft. The 4-foot (1.2 m) porch consists of sawn boards over a hewn log sill. The cabin's gabled roof is covered with split oak shingles, and the roof of the porch, which is slightly lower than the cabin roof, is supported by hardwood posts. The cabin has two board and batten doors and two windows, and a chimney constructed of rubble and red clay.

Location

Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
35.68949, -83.54709

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Ownby, John, Cabin listed on the National Register?

Ownby, John, Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Ownby, John, Cabin?

Ownby, John, Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ownby, John, Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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