Riley H. Andes House

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Riley H. Andes House
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The Riley H. Andes House in 2014
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LocationDouglas Dam Road, Sevierville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°53′1″N83°34′18″W / 35.88361°N 83.57167°W / 35.88361; -83.57167 Coordinates: 35°53′1″N83°34′18″W / 35.88361°N 83.57167°W / 35.88361; -83.57167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1867 (1867)
Built by Lewis Buckner
Architectural styleVernacular Victorian
NRHP reference No. 80003854 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1980

The Riley H. Andes House is a historic house in Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1867 for Riley H. Andes, his wife, Rebecca Rimel, and their daughter Sallie. [2] The Italianate and Queen Anne woodcarving was designed by Lewis Buckner, an African-American carpenter, in 1890. [2] [3] After Riley Andes's death in 1917, their daughter Sallie, who was married to J. W. Trotter, rented the house, until she sold it to John Denton in 1942. [2] It is now home to the Robert A. Tino Gallery, named after a local painter. [3] [4]

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 8, 1980. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Andes, Riley H., House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. 1 2 McMahan, F. Carroll (2012). Sevierville. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 40. ISBN   9780738593777. OCLC   775415448.
  4. "Location". Robert A. Tino Gallery. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  5. "Andes, Riley H., House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2016.