# List of historical structures maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The following is a comprehensive list of historical structures located within and maintained by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Structures at Cades Cove, Roaring Fork, the Noah Ogle Place, and Elkmont are part of U.S. Registered Historic Districts. Nine individual structures in the park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. All historic structures within the park are maintained under NRHP guidelines, whether they are listed or not.

## Cades Cove

| Structure | Date of construction | Access | Notes |
| John Oliver Cabin | 1822 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Oldest standing structure in the park |
| Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church | 1887 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Cades Cove Methodist Church | 1902 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Cades Cove Missionary Baptist Church | 1915 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Myers Barn | 1920 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Elijah Oliver Cabin | 1866 | Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail | "dog-trot" style cabin with detached kitchen |
| Elijah Oliver stable | c. 1866 | Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail | |
| Elijah Oliver corn crib | c. 1866 | Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail | |
| Elijah Oliver chicken coop | c. 1866 | Cades Cove Loop Rd./short trail | |
| Becky Cable House | 1879 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Built and originally used by Leeson Gregg as a store |
| John Cable Gristmill | 1868 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | The mill's overshot wheel is popular with photographers |
| Cades Cove Museum Barn | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Moved from original location |
| Cades Cove Museum chicken coop | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Moved from original location |
| Cades Cove Museum Smokehouse | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Moved from original location |
| Cades Cove Museum corn crib | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Moved from original location |
| Cades Cove Museum Molasses still | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Moved from original location |
| Henry Whitehead Cabin | 1896 | Forge Creek Rd. | |
| Dan Lawson Cabin | 1855 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Built by Lawson's father-in-law, Peter Cable |
| Dan Lawson Smokehouse | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Dan Lawson Chicken Coop | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Dan Lawson Barn | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Tipton Cabin | 1870s | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Sometimes called the Tipton-Oliver Place |
| Tipton Barn | 1968 | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Oft-photographed double-cantilever barn; based on original design |
| Tipton Corncrib | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Tipton Oliver Blacksmith Shop | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |
| Tipton Smokehouse | | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | Low building on cabin's front lawn |
| Carter Shields Cabin | 1880s | Cades Cove Loop Rd. | |

## Elkmont

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Mayna Avent Cabin | 1850 | Jakes Creek Trail/side trail | Built by Ownby family, used as a studio by Mayna Avent in the 1920s |
| Appalachian Clubhouse | 1934 | Elkmont Road | Replaced earlier clubhouse at the site, which burned in 1932 |
| Sneed Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Log walls chinked with grout; kitchen added 1948 |
| Smith Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Porch added in the 1970s |
| Higdon Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Porch added in 1980 |
| Swan Cabin | 1910–1930 | Elkmont Road | Remodeled numerous times |
| Addicks Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Initially a "set house" used by Little River Lumber Company employees; rear wing added 1930s |
| Adamless Eden | 1921 | Elkmont Road | Children's playhouse on Addicks Cabin property; unhewn-log siding |
| Creekmore Cabin | 1910–1930 | Elkmont Road | Several additions in the 1970s and 1980s |
| Mayo Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Initially a "set house" used by Little River Lumber Company employees; rear wing added in the 1930s |
| Levi Trentham Cabin | 1830 | Elkmont Road | Originally located on upper Jakes Creek; moved to Mayo Cabin lot after Trentham's death in 1932 |
| Mayo Cabin – servants' quarters | 1920 | Elkmont Road | Board and batten siding |
| Cain Cabin | 1915 | Elkmont Road | Remodeled numerous times |
| Galyon Cabin | 1910–1919 | Elkmont Road | Kitchen added 1919; associated shed built in 1970 |
| Baumann Cabin | 1910 | Elkmont Road | Clerestory added in the 1920s; Rear wing added in 1936 |
| Scruggs-Brisco Cabin | 1910–1930 | Elkmont Road | Porch added in 1970 |
| Cook Cabin | 1912 | Elkmont Road | Several additions 1930–1950; porch added in 1970 |
| Hale Cabin | 1910–1930 | Elkmont Road | Porch added in 1970 |
| Byers Cabin | 1910–1930 | Elkmont Road ("Society Hill") | Given to Col. David Chapman by Tennessee Park Commission for his work in establishing the national park |
| Spence Cabin | 1910–1930 | Little River Trail | Also known as "River Lodge"; middle section built with unhewn logs, board-and-batten on east and west sections, weatherboarding on east section |

## Cataloochee

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Hannah Cabin | 1860s | Little Cataloochee Trail | Brick chimney |
| Cook Cabin | 1850s | Little Cataloochee Trail | Dismantled in the 1970s after vandalism, restored in 1999 |
| Palmer House | 1869 | | Now used as a museum |
| Palmer Smokehouse | | | Located behind the Palmer House |
| Palmer Springhouse | | | Located behind the Palmer House |
| Palmer Barn | | | Located near the Palmer House |
| Palmer Chapel | 1898 | | |
| Beech Grove School | 1907 | | |
| Caldwell House | 1898–1903 | | |
| Caldwell Barn | 1923 | | |
| Steve Woody House | 1880 | Rough Fork Trail | Paneling added in the early 20th century |
| Steve Woody Springhouse | | Rough Fork Trail | |
| Little Cataloochee Baptist Church | 1889 | Little Cataloochee Trail | Sometimes called the Ola Baptist Church |
| Will Messer Barn | 1905 | | Moved from original location in Little Cataloochee |

## Hazel Creek

| Structure | Image | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Granville Calhoun House | | 1920s | Hazel Creek Trail | Built by George Higdon, purchased by Calhoun in 1928 |
| Hall Cabin | | 1892 | Bone Valley Trail | The park's most remote historic structure |

## Greenbrier

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| John Messer Barn | 1875 | Porters Creek Trail | Built by Pinkney Whaley; double-cantilever barn |
| Smoky Mountain Hiking Club Cabin | 1934 | Porters Creek Trail | Built by SMHC using logs from a nearby Whaley cabin |
| Baxter Cabin | 1889 | Maddron Bald Trail | Sometimes called the "Jenkins Cabin" after a later owner |

## Tyson McCarter Place

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Tyson McCarter Barn | circa 1876 | Old Settlers Trail | |
| Tyson McCarter Springhouse | circa 1876 | Old Settlers Trail | |
| Tyson McCarter Smokehouse | circa 1876 | Old Settlers Trail | |
| Tyson McCarter Corncrib | circa 1876 | Old Settlers Trail | adjoined to the Tyson McCarter barn |

## The Sugarlands

| Structure | Image | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| John Ownby Cabin | | 1850s | Sugarlands Visitor Center nature trail | |

## Noah Ogle Place

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin | Late 1880s | Cherokee Orchard Rd. | Two cabins sharing one chimney |
| Noah "Bud" Ogle Barn | Late 1880s | Cherokee Orchard Rd. | Located behind Noah Ogle Cabin |
| Noah "Bud" Ogle Tub Mill | 1885 | Noah Ogle Place nature trail | Still operational |

## Roaring Fork

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Alex Cole Cabin | early 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | Part of Jim Bales Place; moved from original location near Cole Cemetery |
| Jim Bales Barn | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | Part of Jim Bales Place |
| Jim Bales Corncrib | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | Part of Jim Bales Place |
| Ephraim Bales Cabin | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | dog-trot double cabin |
| Ephraim Bales Corncrib | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin |
| Ephraim Bales Barn | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin |
| Ephraim Bales Hogpen | | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | located behind Ephraim Bales Cabin |
| Alfred Reagan Cabin | late 19th century | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | Paneling and paint added in the early 20th century |
| Alfred Reagan Tubmill | | Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail | located across the street from Reagan's cabin |

## Little Greenbrier

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Walker Cabin | 1859 | Little Greenbrier Trail | Sometimes called King-Walker Cabin |
| Walker Corncrib | | Little Greenbrier Trail | Located adjacent to Walker Cabin |
| Walker Springhouse | | Little Greenbrier Trail | Located near Walker Cabin |
| Little Greenbrier School | early 1880s | Little Greenbrier Trail | Constructed of hewn poplar logs |

## Oconaluftee

| Structure | Appx. date of construction | Access | Notes |
| Mingus Mill | 1886 | just off US-441 | Large three-story gristmill, still operational |
| Smokemont Baptist Church | early 20th century | Smokemont Campground Rd. | |
| John Davis Cabin | 1900 | Just off US-441 | Originally located on Indian Creek; part of Mountain Farm Museum |
| Enloe Barn | c. 1880 | Just off US-441 | part of Mountain Farm Museum |
| Messer Applehouse | | Just off US-441 | Originally located in Cataloochee; part of Mountain Farm Museum |
| Baxter Chickenhouse | late 19th century | Just off US-441 | Originally located at the Baxter Cabin near Greenbrier |
| Mountain Farm Museum Meathouse | | Just off US-441 | Originally located in Cataloochee |
| Mountain Farm Museum Blacksmith Shop | 1900 | Just off US-441 | Originally located in Cades Cove |
| Mountain Farm Museum Springhouse | | Just off US-441 | Originally located in Cataloochee |
| Mountain Farm Museum Corncrib/Shed | c. 1900 | Just off US-441 | Originally located near Bryson City |
| Mountain Farm Museum Corncrib | c. 1900 | Just off US-441 | Originally located near Bryson City |
| Mountain Farm Museum Hogpen | | Just off US-441 | Originally located on Indian Creek |

## Resources

* Davis, Hattie Caldwell. Cataloochee Valley: Vanished Settlements of the Great Smoky Mountains (Alexander, N.C.: Worldcomm, 1997).
* Dunn, Durwood. Cades Cove: The Life and Death of an Appalachian Community (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1988).
* Oliver, Duane. Hazel Creek From Then Till Now (Maryville, Tenn.: Stinnett Printing, 1989).
* Robbins, Tim. Mountain Farm Museum Self-Guided Tour (Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains Association, date not given).
* Thomason, Phillip and Williams, Michael. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Elkmont Historic District. April–July 1993, pp. 8–19. PDF file.
* Trout, Ed. Historic Buildings of the Smokies (Gatlinburg: Great Smoky Mountains Association, 1995).
* Wear, Jerry. Greenbrier: Lost Communities of Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville, Tenn.: Sevierville Heritage Committee, 1985).
* Wear, Jerry. Sugarlands: A Lost Community in Sevier County, Tennessee (Sevierville, Tennessee: Sevierville Heritage Committee, 1986).