Henry Whitehead Place In Cades Cove

by Carol Montoya

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Henry Whitehead Place In Cades Cove

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Carol Montoya

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Henry Whitehead Place In Cades Cove

"The origin of the Henry Whitehead Place actually begins with something of a rarity in the very religious Cades Cove - the separation of a husband and wife. When Matilda Shields Gregory and her young son were deserted by her husband, her brothers responded quickly by building mother and son a cabin to stay in.

Unfortunately, the quick construction led to the cabin being one of the most poorly constructed in Cades Cove, featuring rough-hewn logs and a chimney made of rubble.

As years passed, Matilda fell in love with widower Henry Whitehead. After the two were married in 1898, Henry (perhaps out of-of sympathy for his new bride having had to live in her previous dwelling) constructed the couple one of the nicest homes in Cades Cove. For starters, the home featured a brick chimney, a real rarity in Cades Cove at the time, since making bricks was a fairly complicated process in those days.

The home was constructed of square-sawed logs, finely finished inside to make them smooth and attractive. Square-log construction was naturally well-insulated by approximately four-inch thick walls and virtually no space between logs, so the cabin was especially warm by Cades Cove standards.

The Henry Whitehead Place is not only the only square-log home remaining in Cades Cove, it is also the only one left in the entire Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is considered a transition home between the early Cades Cove cabins and the more modern frame homes which would arrive in later years. The home is located near Chestnut Flats."
https://www.smokiesadventure.com/smokymountains/cadescove/henry_whitehead_place.htm

The Henry Whitehead Place is located on Forge Creek Road, a dirt road which is the first right after passing the Cable Mill Historic Area. The road eventually becomes one-way once it turns into Parsons Branch Road, but it is a two-way road to the Whitehead homestead, so you can turn around and rejoin the Cades Cove Loop Road after a visit to the site.

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