Yancey's Tavern - Kingsport, TN
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 36° 32.914 W 082° 27.497
17S E 369480 N 4045784
First a home, then a court, next a tavern/inn, a post office, and now back to a small farm
Waymark Code: WM57ZN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2008
Views: 5
From the TN Historical Marker (Waymark WM56TQ), "In 1779, James Hollis Sr. erected this house on Island Road, Tennessee's first wagon road, built in 1761. The Sullivan County Court met here from 1780 to 1792. John Yancey purchased the home in 1782, using it for Yancey's Tavern. By the 1840s, it was known as Shaver's Inn, a stage stop halfway between Deery Inn and Netherland Inn. From 1842 to 1866, John Shaver maintained Eden's Ridge Post Office here. In 1889, John Saphr purchased the house with 230 acres, and it became the residence for his farm."
House and barn are still standing, and is a private residence. The farm is now mostly a cemetery.
Street address:
Kingsport, TN USA
37664
County / Borough / Parish: Sullivan County
Year listed: 1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
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