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Historic Chester Inn, Jonesborough
This beautiful building is the Chester Inn. Built by Dr. William Chester in 1797. Can you believe it? He was an entrepreneur and doctor that saw a need for accommodations for travelers in the town of Jonesborough. It has been known by several names over the years. It was known as the “finest inn on…
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Isham Ekles House, Springfield
This home in Springfield, Tennessee goes back to Isham Ekles. He ran a drugstore on the square and in 1855 he bought 2 and 1/2 acres that this house and 2 others sit on today. I love that old iron gate!
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Epps-Stacy House in Jonesborough
The Epps-Stacy House in Jonesborough was built in 1888. It has elaborate porches and several fire places. An original smoke house built in 1890 remains out back. It also has killer views of the mountains in the back!
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Dutch Colonial in Jonesborough
This Dutch Colonial home was once the old First Baptist Parsonage in Jonesborough, Tennessee. It’s now known as the Osborne Residence. Circa 1928.
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Hance L. Dulin House in Springfield
Hello Monday and hello NOVEMBER. I shared in my stories the other day that we took a little trip to Springfield and I fell in LOVE. There are so many great houses in Springfield, Tennessee. This one gets the award for favorite door! Just look at that beauty. It’s even wider and more impressive in…
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The Holston Baptist Female Institute
The Holston Baptist Female Institute was built in 1854. It later became both the Tadlock’s School for Boys and then the Holston Male Institute. After the Civil War, Yardley Warner purchased the building and established the Warner Institute to educate and train former slaves and their children. It’s also said that this building was used…
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Christopher Taylor House, Circa 1777
I’ve got an old one for you today on this Friday! This is the Christopher Taylor house in Jonesborough. It was built in 1777 about a mile from where it sits now. Christopher Taylor was an officer in the French and Indian War and a major in the Revolutionary War. Andrew Jackson lived in this…
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Jonesborough’s Jacobs House
The Jacobs House in Jonesborough was built in 1831 by John Joseph Jacobs. Thomas Emmerson also lived here for many years. He was a mayor of Knoxville and a member of the Tennessee State Supreme Court. This home sits on a hill and can be seen from many angles in the town. Reminds me of…
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The Webb Cottage of Bell Buckle
It’s craft fair weekend in Bell Buckle! Each year in October, our little town welcomes over 100,000 people to shop all kinds of hand-crafted goodies. (I’m a vendor for the 2nd time this year!) It was cancelled last year and we are thankful to have it back this year! In honor of this momentous occasion,…
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Old Jonesborough Home, Circa 1840
The Old Boyd House in Jonesborough was built in 1840. Greek Revival in architecture with a Victorian porch that may have been added on later. This home’s brick is painted and penciled, which was a popular technique at the time. The goal was to have very thin mortar lines so they would paint all the…
