Tipton Place in Great Smoky National Park

Tipton Place

Built for Colonel Hamp Tipton, a veteran of the Mexican-American War.

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Tipton Place Details

The Tipton Place, built in the 1880s by the descendants of Revolutionary War veteran William "Fighting Billy" Tipton. The paneling on the house was a later addition. Along with the cabin, the homestead includes a carriage house, a smokehouse, a woodshed, and the oft-photographed double-cantilever barn. Source: Wikipedia

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