Marble Springs (John Sevier Home)

Designer: Patricia Rutenburg

Embroiderer: Janice Murphy

Year Created: 1997

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This log house was the home of John Sevier, a Revolutionary War and
frontier militia commander with a distinguished career as an Indian
fighter, legislator, and judge. He moved to Marble Springs in 1796 when
he became the first governor of Tennessee, and he served six terms until
his death in 1815. Marble Springs is now a state historic site known as
“The John Sevier House.“ It has been restored on the original
foundation at the original location and is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places.