Sign Gallery | Greene County Heritage Trust

1 Valentine Sevier House 11, and Office

1 Valentine Sevier House 11, and Office

1 Valentine Sevier House 11, and Office

These brick structures were built by the nephew of Tennessee’s first governor, John Sevier. Dating from circa 1820, this complex is an outstanding example of Federal architecture in Tennessee. The interior woodwork and wrought iron latches are particularly fine.

2 Henegar - Trim House

2 Henegar - Trim House

2 Henegar - Trim House

This house dates from the period immediately after the Civil War. A traditional four-room front with ell, the original kitchen was in the basement.

3 Jane Maloney Fowler House

3 Jane Maloney Fowler House

3 Jane Maloney Fowler House

Mrs. Fowler, widow of Dr. Francis Fowler, whose wedding coat made by Andrew Johnson now hangs in the Tailor Shop, acquired this home in 1862 from the Valentine Sevier estate. Originally a one-story cottage of batten board with stone foundation, the house was built in the 1850s. The kitchen was in the basement with a dumbwaiter to the dining room.

4 Ripley House

Built by David Ripley in 1868, this brick home is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture. The home still contains much of its original walnut woodwork.

5 Edmund B. Miller House

5 Edmund B. Miller House

5 Edmund B. Miller House

Another example of Greek Revival architecture, this home was built by Edmund Miller, who led the cavalry charge into Greeneville that resulted in the death of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Renovations have retained much of the original woodwork.

6 St. James Episcopal Church

6 St. James Episcopal Church

6 St. James Episcopal Church

This white frame church designed by George M. Spencer was completed in 1850 and dedicated by Bishop James H. Otey. The congregation was formed in 1842. The interior is noted for the walnut woodwork and pews, slave gallery, and the oldest organ in the State of Tennessee.

7 Dickson - Williams Mansion

7 Dickson - Williams Mansion

7 Dickson - Williams Mansion

This home was a showplace of East Tennessee. It was built by William Dickson, Greeneville’s first postmaster, for his only child, Catharine Dickson Williams, wife of Dr. Alexander Williams. Such important personages as Presidents Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, Henry Clay, Marquis de Lafayette, Wade Hampton and his family were entertained here. During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate Armies used this house as headquarters, and Gens. Ambrose Burnside and Alvan C. Gillen of the Union Army, and Gen. John Hunt Morgan of the Confederate Army stayed here. The gardens surrounding the house embraced an entire city block bounded by Main, Depot, Irish, and Church Streets.

8 Drake - Brown House

8 Drake - Brown House

8 Drake - Brown House

Built by Lewis J. Drake during the 1850s, this brick home is of the Greek Revival style. It became the John A. Brown home after the Civil War.

9 Samuel Snapp House

9 Samuel Snapp House

9 Samuel Snapp House

Very similar in style and detail to the Rumbough-Hacker House across the street, this house dates from the 1840s. Irish Street takes its name from the early Scots-Irish families who settled there.

10 Rumbough - Hacker House

10 Rumbough - Hacker House

10 Rumbough - Hacker House

Dating from the 1840s, this home follows a style of late Feberal architecture typical of many in and around Greeneville. A four-room front of two stories is joined by a two-room one-story ell. The small frame house in the rear garden was originally a slave house.

11 Wheat Williams House

11 Wheat Williams House

11 Wheat Williams House

This house was originally of log construction and dates from the early nineteenth century. For many years, it was occupied by Wheat Williams, so-called because of his occupation as a wheat buyer.

12 McKee House and Law Office

12 McKee House and Law Office

12 McKee House and Law Office

Dating from the 1860s, the one-story frame house and brick law office were owned by the McKee family from which McKee Street takes its name. The brick law office was occupied by Armitage and McKee, an early legal firm of Greeneville.

13 Dr. J. E. Alexander Home

13 Dr. J. E. Alexander Home

13 Dr. J. E. Alexander Home

Dating from the post-Civil War period, this was the home of Dr. J. E. Alexander, then-pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. It is of Greek Revival architecture.

14 Greenwood: the Clawson-McDowell-Brown House

14 Greenwood: the Clawson-McDowell-Brown House

14 Greenwood: the Clawson-McDowell-Brown House

This two-story brick residence was begun by Dr. Josiah Clawson in 1810 and added to by James P. McDowell n the late 1840s. It was occupied by the McDowell family until the Civil War and then became the residence of William R. Brown. It is an example of Federal architecture with Greek Revival influence.

15 The Mansion House

15 The Mansion House

15 The Mansion House

Originally the home of John Dickson, the Mansion was the scene of a reception for President Andrew Jackson in 1835. Although once a two-story brick with double chimneys at each end, it is now incorporated into Lancaster’s Jewelers (now closed) and Adams &Plucker CPA.

16 Paul G. Rosenblatt House

16 Paul G. Rosenblatt House

16 Paul G. Rosenblatt House

This home, built in 1874 by Paul G. Rosenblatt, a native of Saxony, Germany, was located on what was then the outskirts of Greeneville when it was constructed. The music room is painted with scenes of Europe done by Mr. Rosenblatt from his boyhood memories. The large and artistically gifted Rosenblatt family became a vital part of the musical and cultural life of the town.

17 Boxwood Manor

17 Boxwood Manor

17 Boxwood Manor

The Joseph R. Brown-Milligan House—Built in the 1850s by Joseph R. Brown, this Greek Revival house was designed and constructed by George M. Spencer, the architect of St. James Episcopal Church. It was used by the Confederates as a headquarters during the Civil War and is particularly noted for the elaborate boxwood plantings from the home of Dr. James F. Broyles, Mrs. Brown’s father, on the Nolichucky River. The circular staircase is a noteworthy feature of the interior.

18 Walnut Lawn Farm

18 Walnut Lawn Farm

18 Walnut Lawn Farm

Built around 1855 by Major James G. Reaves, trustee of Rhea Academy and Sheriff of Greene County during the Civil War. A large two-story white frame structure with green shutters, it witnessed a skirmish on the front lawn between Union and Confederate forces. A young Kentucky soldier, known only as “Little Nellie Gray,” was wounded and died in the house.

19 Britton-Doughty-Kilgo House

19 Britton-Doughty-Kilgo House

19 Britton-Doughty-Kilgo House

This large brick residence was built in 1860 by James Britton, distinguished Greeneville lawyer. It was sold in 1874 to Col. John H. Doughty, who enlarged it, adding several rooms and the Victorian tower. The lawn consisted of the entire block, at one time stretching to North Main Street.

20 New Hope Meeting House—Quaker Knob

20 New Hope Meeting House—Quaker Knob

20 New Hope Meeting House—Quaker Knob

The Quakers settled in the Rheatown area in 1790 and bought land from Samuel Frazier to build a log structure. The current frame building was built in 1866.

21 Maden Hall Farm

21 Maden Hall Farm

21 Maden Hall Farm

Also called the Fermanagh-Ross Farm, this historic farm near the town of Greeneville was established in the 1820s by William Ross, II. The farmstead consists of a farmhouse and six outbuildings situated on the remaining 17 acres of what was once a 300-acre antebellum farm. Maden Hall has been designated a Tennessee Century Farm and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places

22 Blue Springs Lutheran Church and Cemetery

22 Blue Springs Lutheran Church and Cemetery

22 Blue Springs Lutheran Church and Cemetery

The Blue Springs Lutheran Church began in 1811 and occupied this site from 1825, when the cemetery was established. The brick structure which followed the log church served as a hospital during the Civil War Battle of Blue Springs, and soldiers from the battle are buried in a mass grave in the front of the cemetery. The current church was built in 1893. The cemetery has veterans from the War of 1812 through the Vietnam War.

23 Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery

23 Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery

23 Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery

This was the second cemetery in the Town of Greeneville, formed when members split from the church that became Harmony Church. The land was given by Samuel Doak. They built a church on this site which remained in use until the 1920s. The cemetery holds the remains of many members of the original settlers, the Doak family, the Robinson family, and veterans of several wars.

24 George Brown Park House

24 George Brown Park House

24 George Brown Park House

The George Brown Park House was begun in 1824. It was a timber-frame house with heart-pine paneled inside walls. George Park, a merchant and carpenter, bought the house in 1845 and added the front section. In the early 1900s, a kitchen was added on the first floor to replace the one in the basement.