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•Vjji/:^ Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE: (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Tenn^c;«;fiA COUNTY: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTOR 1C PLACES p n D u Mon pnfi INVENTORY - NOMINATION rORM FOR NPS USE ONL.Y ENTRY DATE (Type all entries complete applicab le sections) -*•-*» 9 A. 1(4/4 III* 1. ** ^ Wl ~ •X COMMON: "^ v Nr -r ,-- , *- ' ' ' ~ ''•. ^•vjJi/:^^ *The Mansion AND/OR HISTORIC: -••^;</ iu:uiYF[]" " "A' "A STREET AND, NUMBER: \\ NATIOKA-. '^1 Bal Iplay Road CITY OR TOWN: CONGRESS1ON Al_ Vl^^l C T: x/N^V Tel 1 ico Plains STATE CODE COUNTY: ^^-~--LL_J---^^^ CODE Tennessee 47 Mon roe 17^ CATEGORY QWNE (Check One) ™™ ToTHV^C Q District (X) Building D Public Publ c Acquisition: | | Occupied Yes: n Site Q Structure IS Private D In Process £, Unoccupied 0 Restricted D Object D Both D Being Considered r-j Preservation work D Unrestricted in progress ' — ' PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) \ 1 Agricultural 1 1 Government [ | Park [ | Transportation 1 1 Comments I | Commercial f~) Industrial | | Private Residence 1 1 Other fSoecifv) n Educational D Military Q Rel iqious 1 | Entertainment (x) Museum [~| Scitsntific ................................................ - - OWNER'S NAME: STATE' Dr Scinf <">rd Gray Tennessee STREET AND NUMBER: ' Tel 1 ico Boys' Camp CITY OR TOWN: STATE: CODF Tel 1 ico Plains T^nnpss^e 47 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: COUNTY: Monrop. HniinTY R<=>q t Qt«=> p * S ^ff t^e STREET AND NUMBER: """ o Courthouse o C1 TY OR TOWN: STATE CODE CD Madisonvi lie Tennessee 47 ¥:¥:::J:;A::;:|:;:J:;:::|:::::::;:::::::::^ :S5sSs:S::S5H:HS!:5::S:5l;SSS5:5S$5:SW^ TITLE OF SURVEY: m i Z H ^ i Tl 0 DATE OF SURVEY: Q Federal |~] State | | County | | Loca C3 •xj Z DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Z TJ 1 (/> ? C STREET AND NUMBER: < $ rn •z.O r~ CITY OR TOWN: STATE: CODE D H m (Check One) Excellent Good fj Fair FJ Deteriorated O Ruins Unexposed CONDITION (Check One) (Check One) Altered () Unaltered Moved 0 Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Mansion Is fsolated in the Unaka Mountains of Monroe County near the small town of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, The square, two story structure, which stands above the Telltco River, was built around 1841 by Elisha Johnson. Across the River is the site of Johnson's iron works. The home is most unusual, its central section was reputedly built up around an early blockhouse (not to be confused with the Tellico Blockhouse which was some twenty miles away on the Little Tennessee River). The house has four similar entrances on its identical sides. Johnson, who came to the area from Rochester, New York, had a son who fled after killing a man in a duel. The home was supposedly built with various exits for possible escapes. A tunnel was said to have joined the home with the river; if so, it has caved in. The Mansion has a very simplistic exterior; its boxlike appearance is broken by the gables above the porches, the portional covering of clapboard rn and the square crown which forms the peak of the roof. These facets and the trellis frame porch give the home an oriental appearance. The downstairs m of the Mansion includes a kitchen (complete with wide hearth and mid- nineteenth century decor), a dining room, a parlor and drawing room. Each room is square and joins a central hall. The ceilings downstairs are */» roughly 12 feet high; the wall of each room frames large French windows. The upstairs is split by various levels. A sewing area was set off the H staircase because of the illumination of the window there. A nursery TO centers on the hall and four bedrooms form the remaining space. An attic cz affords ample storage space. Unlike many homes of this period, wardrobes n were not needed because closet space was provided between the large H chimneys and the interior walls. The Mansion has been a museum in recent years and is lavishly furnished. Form 10-300a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Tennessee NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Mon roe FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) 24 174 (Number all entries) 7. (Description) The central section of the Mansion was reputedly built up around an early blockhouse. This is as specific as we can be. It is the opinion of those familiar with the history of the house that alI the surface ornamentation was added at the same time. It is not known whether the building was de­ signed by an architect or not. Although no one knows definitely why the building was designed with four entrances, speculation has it that it was so designed because the son of the builder fled his former house in Rochester, New York, because he had killed a man, and the four exits would have provided means of escape in the event someone should come looking for him. GP 0 921-7 24 PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Q Pre-Columbian | CI l**n Century D 18th Century 20th Century n 15th Century D 17th Century (3 19th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) Abor iginal I | Education D Political II Urban Planning I | Prehistoric I | Engineering D Religion/Phi­ n Other (Specify) n Historic [X) Industry losophy | | Agriculture I | Invention || Science [>3 Architecture I| Landscape I | Sculpture D Art Architecture I | Social/Human­ I | Commerce I | Literature itarian [ | Communications n Military | | Theater [ | Conservation G Music I | Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Mansion is by far the most unusual, most elegant structure in the mountains of East Tennessee. Whereas almost all houses of fine archi­ tectural lines and large size were built in the valley section by substantial landowners who farmed the fertile valley section, Elisha Johnson r s "Mansion" was secluded beyond Tellico Plains in the Unaka Mountains. Two reasons can be offered for this isolation: Johnson ran the iron works located near his home and the secluded spot offered protection for his son who had fled New York after killing a man in U a duel. There fs nothing which remains of the iron works with the exception of a few stones from the foundations. The site was first ' developed by the Cherokees prior to War of 1812; when Monroe County was opened to white settlement in 1814, James Bradley and Michael Carrol I purchased the iron works from the Indians. Elisha Johnson acquired the operation in 1846 and continued forging until 1864 when a detachment of Sherman's Federal Troops under General Morgan Smith des-^ troyed the forging tools and furnaces. Johnson was tried at the Mansion home; because of his Northern origin he was not punished for LLJ supplying iron to the Confederacy. Because of its unique architecture LJ and its relationship to Johnson, operator of the Tellico Iron Works, The Mansion is an important landmark in the area. Brandau, Roberta S., Ed., History of Homes arid Gardens of Tennessee (Nashville, 1936). "A H story of the Mansion," pamphlet, n . p . , ft • d . The Monroe County Democrat, Sesquicentennial Edition, November, 1969. Selected clippings, Lawson-McGhee Library, Knoxv i Me. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES LATITUDE AND LONGI^-JDE CQORJDJN A T_ES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY ' 3 DEFINING THc. CtNTER POINT OF A PHOPERTY 3 OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES ————————— . ————————————————————————— ———————————————————————— | CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds NW ° ° 35 ° 21' 44 ' 84 ° 16' 46 " NE ° ' " , ° • . " SE ° ° <J^y Q. * » o t » APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 2 |LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR CQifWTT'r'jkUimDARI ES rn STATE: CODE COUNTY X\'V":i '4 —— (-^.65\. CODE /w DrnfJl/cn^X rn STATE: CODE COUNTY A^ hLLLlVLU V?\ CODE ——————fcv?/ M£ i & H?4 ———tt ——— STATE: CODE COUNTY 1 J!J la»^ !«-j' CODE H NATIONAL ^ STATE: CODE COUNTY VA REGISTER /£/ CODE v>s-.: ,^vy NAME AND TITLE: ————— O Michael E. Carhfirry, Rftqfiar^h A^nria+fi . ...... .. ORGANIZATION DATE East Tennessee Development District 3/12/74 STREET AND NUMBER: o 1810 Lake Avenue z CITY OR TOWN: STATE CODE en Knoxv i 1 1 e Tennessee „„ ^1 ^^^WPMI^^^^^M^WMifc^M As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na­ I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law National Register. 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set /Z$~lAjJ^^^^ forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: National /Q State Q Local |^] ,,, /v*y/v Name •^<*^2^1^v~--<^U^A- /^// ———— ——) f i ^f^ 1 1 >~y / LdWi enufcj U. Henry / ATTEST: Execut i ve D i rector Title Tennessee Historical Commission Keeper of Tab National Regism Bate JU| Y ™> I 9 ™ Date / ^ ' 'L'tf- ^) V ... / / / 1 GPO 931.894 UNITEP STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE • " \ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Tennessee NATION^i\REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY VENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Mon roe FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) 4 ificance)••• remains of the iron works on the site are a few foundation stones. Following the destruction of the foundry by General Sherman's troops, Elisha Johnson returned north in 1864, settling at Ithaca, New York, and the rest of the family soon followed. The Mansion seems to have been unoccupied and neglected during the un­ settled reconstruction years that followed the Civil War.
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