Colonial Hall - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Colonial Hall, Oliver Springs' oldest house & most prominent landmark, has been associated with the lives of many important people of the area. The original part of the house (which was a two-story log house with a dog-trot) was built by Major Moses C. Winters, who settled Winters Gap, Tennessee, before 1799, having come from Montgomery County, Virginia, through Carter's Valley in East Tennessee. At Mr. Winters death, his son Moses C. Winters II resided here until he sold to Joseph Estabrook, fifth president of the University of Tennessee, in 1852. The next owner was Major John Scott who sold to Mrs. Eliza Gerding Hannah McFerrin, widow of Major John Harvey Hannah, 19th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States of America and later the wife of Dr. R.A. McFerrin.
Mrs. McFerrin purchased the house in 1886, where she reared her two prominent sons, General Harvey H. Hannah & Gerald Gerding Hannah, and a daughter, Bernice McFerrin. Mrs. McFerrin was the daughter of George Frederick Gerding who formed the East Tennessee Colonization Company and in 1844 founded Wartburg, Tennessee, as a place for immigrants from Germany, France, Poland, and Switzerland to settle. Gerding later moved to Oliver Springs where he died in 1884. Harvey H. Hannah was a lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Tennessee Infantry in the Spanish-American War and was military governor of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. He was adjutant-general of Tennessee from 1900 to 1906, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Tennessee. In 1906, he was elected Railroad Commissioner of Tennessee, being chosen as chairman of the Commission in 1922, a position he held until his death in 1836. A great orator & extremely popular man, the state of Tennessee named the highway from Oliver Springs to Harriman in his honor.
Gerald Hannah operated coil mines which belonged to his mother. He later became head of the motor carrier department of the Railroad & Public Utilities Department of Tennessee. He was also mayor of Oliver Springs. His daughter, Geraldine (Mrs. Lewis Vaughan Blanton), is now the owner of Colonial Hall, and the house is well maintained & preserved.
Colonial Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1975. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration located here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/8e771a35-23b9-4c3f-b4b...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Colonial Hall - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Colonial Hall, Oliver Springs' oldest house & most prominent landmark, has been associated with the lives of many important people of the area. The original part of the house (which was a two-story log house with a dog-trot) was built by Major Moses C. Winters, who settled Winters Gap, Tennessee, before 1799, having come from Montgomery County, Virginia, through Carter's Valley in East Tennessee. At Mr. Winters death, his son Moses C. Winters II resided here until he sold to Joseph Estabrook, fifth president of the University of Tennessee, in 1852. The next owner was Major John Scott who sold to Mrs. Eliza Gerding Hannah McFerrin, widow of Major John Harvey Hannah, 19th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States of America and later the wife of Dr. R.A. McFerrin.
Mrs. McFerrin purchased the house in 1886, where she reared her two prominent sons, General Harvey H. Hannah & Gerald Gerding Hannah, and a daughter, Bernice McFerrin. Mrs. McFerrin was the daughter of George Frederick Gerding who formed the East Tennessee Colonization Company and in 1844 founded Wartburg, Tennessee, as a place for immigrants from Germany, France, Poland, and Switzerland to settle. Gerding later moved to Oliver Springs where he died in 1884. Harvey H. Hannah was a lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Tennessee Infantry in the Spanish-American War and was military governor of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. He was adjutant-general of Tennessee from 1900 to 1906, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Tennessee. In 1906, he was elected Railroad Commissioner of Tennessee, being chosen as chairman of the Commission in 1922, a position he held until his death in 1836. A great orator & extremely popular man, the state of Tennessee named the highway from Oliver Springs to Harriman in his honor.
Gerald Hannah operated coil mines which belonged to his mother. He later became head of the motor carrier department of the Railroad & Public Utilities Department of Tennessee. He was also mayor of Oliver Springs. His daughter, Geraldine (Mrs. Lewis Vaughan Blanton), is now the owner of Colonial Hall, and the house is well maintained & preserved.
Colonial Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1975. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration located here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/8e771a35-23b9-4c3f-b4b...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/