Sevier-O'Keefe House – Greeneville, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 09.694 W 082° 49.924
17S E 335209 N 4003423
The old log house has been covered in white clapboard.
Waymark Code: WMG33C
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2013
Views: 4
The old travel guide highlights this place in Greeneville, saying:
"The nucleus of the SEVIER-O'KEEFE HOUSE is probably the oldest structure in town; this first unit, a two-story log house, was the home of Valentine Sevier, brother of John Sevier, the first Governor. The present white clapboarded structure, which grew up around Sevier's house, piece by piece, has the charm inherent in houses with such a history of slow growth. The bole of the wisteria 81 inches in circumference draped over the south wall offers its testimony of the house's age. The surrounding gardens are particularly delightful."
--- Tennessee: A Guide to the State, 1939
Hard to image that there's a log house under that clapboard? Nice old historical home.