Tate Springs Gazebo - Rutledge, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 20.329 W 083° 20.728
17S E 289498 N 4024083
The two-story gazebo is what is left of Tate Springs resort popular with the wealthy in late 1800s to early 1900s.
Waymark Code: WM7Q7J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2009
Views: 3
In late 1700s, Samuel Tate constructed a hotel around a nearby spring. In 1876, Captain Thomas Tomlinson purchased the 6000 acre property and created a luxury resort by adding a golf course, cottages, stables, and this gazebo over the spring. Tomlinson bottled the mineral-rich spring waters, which were sold nationwide by mail. The resort attracted the rich and famous of the time, including the Fords, Rockefellers, Firestones, Studebakers and Mellons. The resort suffered under the Great Depression. The original hotel was torn down in 1936. In 1943, Kingswood School was established here.
Seating Type: No Seating
Location: Off Hwy 11W, up the gravel lane to the right (NE) of Kingswood School
Materials Used: Wood
Other Material Used: Not listed
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