Levi Trentham Cabin: Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Oppermann JK. 2010. Levi Trentham Cabin: Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Historic Structure Report. National Park Service. Winston-Salem, NC

The Levi Trentham Cabin is located near the northern end of the Appalachian Club complex in the community of Daisy Town. It sits on the east side of the community’s main thoroughfare, Jakes Creek Road, on the parcel of land known as the Mayo property. It rests immediately behind the Mayo Cabin and a short distance in front of the Mayo Servants’ Quarters. The Levi Trentham Cabin appeared on site even later. In actuality, this single-pen, one-story log house is one of the oldest buildings in the region. It was initially built about 1830 nearby on the banks of Jakes Creek, residence for one of several families of subsistence farmers in the area. it is one of only two known mid-nineteenth century structures remaining in the Elkmont vicinity. The Mayo family acquired the log cabin from the building’s last occupants and 1932 dismantled the log building and reassembled it on its current location.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Oppermann, Joseph
Date of Issue
2010
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
GRSM
Keywords
APHN, Appalachian Club, Appalachian Highlands Network, Daisy Town, Daisytown, Elkmont, Elkmont Historic District, General Management Plan, GMP, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, historic structure report, HSR, Jakes Creek, Little River Lumber Company, Mayo, memorandum of agreement, MOA, SER, Sevier County, Southeast Region, Trentham
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes , CRIS-HS: 933306: Elkmont Cabin #7A (933306)

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