Old Deery Inn Slave Quarters ~ Blountville Historic District ~ Blountville, Tennessee. - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This building is located behind the old Deery Inn and adjacent to the historic Sullivan County Courthouse.

Marker text on building:
"William Deery built this brick building in the early 1800's to house his slaves. Very few orginal slave buildings still exist in northeast Tennessee."

From NRHP/NPS form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018:

" This saddlebag-type building has a side-gable roof, Flemish bond brick construction, and a conitnuous stone foundation. The building has two interior living quarters seperated by a brick chimney and fireplace. There are two wood entrances and a fixed 9-light wood windows."

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Blountville Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: Highway 126 Blountville, TN. Old Route 4 South & Route 11 West in Sullivan County, TN. How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   12/30/2019 Manville Possum visited it