Rose Glen
National Register of Historic Places

Rose Glen

Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
Listed
July 17, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75001781

About this property

Rose Glen was an antebellum plantation in Sevierville, Tennessee. At its height, Rose Glen was one of the largest and most lucrative farms in East Tennessee. While the farm is no longer operational, the plantation house and several outbuildings—including a physician's office, loom house, and double-cantilever barn—have survived intact and have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rose Glen was established in the late 1840s in rural Sevier County by Dr. Robert Hatton Hodsden, a physician and politician who by 1860 had become one of the county's wealthiest individuals. Hodsden was an attending physician for the Cherokee Removal (commonly called the Trail of Tears) in the late 1830s, and between 1841 and 1845 he represented Blount County in the Tennessee state legislature. Although he was a slave owner, Hodsden was staunchly pro-Union during the American Civil War and was a member of the Sevier County delegation at the East Tennessee Convention in Greeneville in 1861. Rose Glen is owned and maintained by Hodsden's descendants.

Location

Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
35.85968, -83.49927

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was Rose Glen listed on the National Register?

Rose Glen was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Rose Glen?

Rose Glen is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rose Glen?

The period of significance for Rose Glen is recorded as the early_republic era.

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