Historic Structure Report: Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin, Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park List of Figures
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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Elkmont Historic District Great Smoky Mountains National Park Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin Elkmont Historic District Great Smoky Mountains National Park Historic Structure Report Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Division Southeast Region Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin Elkmont Historic District Great Smoky Mountains National Park Historic Structure Report March 2016 Prepared by The Jaeger Company Under the direction of National Park Service Southeast Regional Office Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Division TheThe cultural report presentedlandscape here report exists presented in two formats. here exists A printed in two formats. 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Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Division Southeast Regional Office Cultural Resources National Park Service Southeast Region 100 Alabama Street, SW National Park Service Atlanta, Georgia 30303 100 Alabama St. SW (404)507-5847 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 562-3117 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 107 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738 2006www.nps.gov/grsm CulturalAbout the cover: Landscape View of theReport Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin, 2015 Doughton Park and Sections 2A, B, and C Blue Ridge Parkway Asheville, NC Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin Elkmont Historic District Great Smoky Mountains National Park Historic Structure Report Approved By. A -~-'L-It_____::---,-~r/:::;__9r -=-/ -----,3;L,----_LZ-+--_/I? ~ Superintendent, Date Great Smoky Mountains National Park Southeast Region Recommended By: --'~ J_z..,c_M--'---\,"----"--cJb;?_.- ~- .,__,_u/L--I-t#_1'iI ~Deputy Regional Director, r Date Southeast Region Table of Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................. ix Management Summary ....................................................................................................................................1 Project Team ........................................................................................................................................................1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................2 Administrative Data ............................................................................................................................................5 Part I - Developmental History.....................................................................................................................7 Historical Background and Context ..................................................................................................................7 Elkmont ......................................................................................................................................................7 Cabin Construction and The Briscoe Family .................................................................................................9 Chronology of Development and Use ........................................................................................................... 11 Physical Description ......................................................................................................................................... 14 General Description .................................................................................................................................. 14 Site Features ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Exterior .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Interior Organization ................................................................................................................................ 15 Construction Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 15 Utility Systems .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Exterior Features ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Description by Room ................................................................................................................................ 22 Character-defining Features ...................................................................................................................... 36 Summary of Physical Condition ................................................................................................................ 36 Part II – Treatment and Use ......................................................................................................................... 38 Bibliography Appendix A: Documentation Drawings National Park Service v vi Historic Structure Report: Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin, Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park List of Figures Part I - Developmental History.....................................................................................................................7 Figure 1: 1912 Elkmont postcard (University of Tennessee Library)..............................................................7 Figure 2: Little River Railroad Company train to Elkmont (McClung Historical Collection). .......................7 Figure 3: Circa 1919 Appalachian Club map with property owners (GRSM Archives). ..............................8 Figure 4: Little River Lumber Company set-off houses (Little River Railroad and Lumber Company ......... Museum). ............................................................................................................................................8 Figure 5: Existing floor plan showing the main core. .................................................................................. 11 Figure 6: 1972 GRSM photo of the Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin. ...................................................................... 12 Figure 7: 1992 Historic Resources Survey photos. ....................................................................................... 12 Figure 8: 2001 HABS photos. ........................................................................................................................ 13 Figure 9: View of Scruggs-Briscoe Cabin from Daisy Town Road. ............................................................. 14 Figure 10: West front and south side elevations. ........................................................................................ 14 Figure 11: North side elevation. .................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 12: Existing floor plan. ........................................................................................................................ 15 Figure 13: Foundation CMU piers and floor framing under Room 103. ................................................... 16 Figure 14: Side-gabled and shed roofs. ........................................................................................................ 16 Figure 15: Front porch roof framing. ............................................................................................................ 17 Figure 16: Remnants of ceramic knob-and-tube wiring system. ............................................................... 17 Figure 17: Front porch on west front elevation. .......................................................................................... 18 Figure 18: Rear entrance stoop on south side elevation. ........................................................................... 18 Figure 19: Rear entrance stoop at north side elevation. ............................................................................. 18 Figure 20: Stone chimney. ............................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 21: Front entrance door. ..................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 22: Screened door at rear entrance stoop at north side elevation. ................................................ 20 Figure 23: Casement window on west front elevation............................................................................... 20 Figure 24: Sliding windows in Room 102. ................................................................................................... 21 Figure 25: Double-hung windows in Room 109. .......................................................................................