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Details of Fireplaces, Cooler, and Porch - Elkmont Historic District, Wonderland Club, Wonderland Hotel, Annex and Servants' Quarters, Wonderland Hotel Access Road, Elkmont, Sevier County, TN
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Plocher, Jennifer L.
Title
Details of Fireplaces, Cooler, and Porch - Elkmont Historic District, Wonderland Club, Wonderland Hotel, Annex and Servants' Quarters, Wonderland Hotel Access Road, Elkmont, Sevier County, TN
Description
Wonderland Park Company, builder
Depicted place Tennessee; Sevier County; Elkmont
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS TN-250-GGG (sheet 11 of 12)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Little River Lumber Company created Elkmont as a lumber camp and town in 1908. Development of the town was further influenced by the "Back to Nature" Movement of the early 20th century. This movement emphasized a return to nature, which resulted in the construction of hotels and resort camps throughout America. The lumber company aided this development by actively promoting the development of its cutover lands. The establishment of daily railroad passenger service between Knoxville and Elkmont in 1909 further benefited the land promotion efforts of the company. In 1910, the Little River Lumber Company sold fifty acres along Jakes Creek just upstream from the town of Elkmont to the Appalachian Club. The company also leased exclusive hunting and fishing rights on 40,000 acres to the club. The club, whose membership consisted mostly of Knoxville businessmen, built a clubhouse/hotel and allowed members to construct their own cottages. The Appalachian Club eventually comprised the clubhouse/hotel and some fifty-five cottages...
  • Survey number: HABS TN-250-GGG
  • Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1965 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1980 Subsequent Work
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Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/tn0381.sheet.00011a
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