Over the Misty Blue Hills, pg 75
Allen Inn
It is about 90 by 40 feet, with 14 rooms, of hewn logs, four large chimneys and a great port. It is now weatherboarded and ceiled. The cabins in the yard add ten more rooms to this home, which was once used as a summer retreat for artists and musicians from all over the country. The boxwood garden on the east side of the home was designed by Emma Allen, daughter of Reuben, who used the Mount Vernon gardens as her model. Cypress from the swamps in Arkansas and English ivy make the place picturesque. Note 24
Note 24
Several generations have lived here. They were Reuben Allen, James allen, David Allen; now Nell Allen Walker and hers sons William Allen Cowan Walker and Ward. The post office of Wolf Creek, Tennessee, is kept in the Allen home. For several years it was known as Allendale, Tennessee, but soon after the Civil War the family had it changed back to Wolf Creek, Tennessee.
Allen Inn
It is about 90 by 40 feet, with 14 rooms, of hewn logs, four large chimneys and a great port. It is now weatherboarded and ceiled. The cabins in the yard add ten more rooms to this home, which was once used as a summer retreat for artists and musicians from all over the country. The boxwood garden on the east side of the home was designed by Emma Allen, daughter of Reuben, who used the Mount Vernon gardens as her model. Cypress from the swamps in Arkansas and English ivy make the place picturesque. Note 24
Note 24
Several generations have lived here. They were Reuben Allen, James allen, David Allen; now Nell Allen Walker and hers sons William Allen Cowan Walker and Ward. The post office of Wolf Creek, Tennessee, is kept in the Allen home. For several years it was known as Allendale, Tennessee, but soon after the Civil War the family had it changed back to Wolf Creek, Tennessee.
Over the Misty Blue Hills, pg 75
Allen Inn
It is about 90 by 40 feet, with 14 rooms, of hewn logs, four large chimneys and a great port. It is now weatherboarded and ceiled. The cabins in the yard add ten more rooms to this home, which was once used as a summer retreat for artists and musicians from all over the country. The boxwood garden on the east side of the home was designed by Emma Allen, daughter of Reuben, who used the Mount Vernon gardens as her model. Cypress from the swamps in Arkansas and English ivy make the place picturesque. Note 24
Note 24
Several generations have lived here. They were Reuben Allen, James allen, David Allen; now Nell Allen Walker and hers sons William Allen Cowan Walker and Ward. The post office of Wolf Creek, Tennessee, is kept in the Allen home. For several years it was known as Allendale, Tennessee, but soon after the Civil War the family had it changed back to Wolf Creek, Tennessee.
Allen Inn
It is about 90 by 40 feet, with 14 rooms, of hewn logs, four large chimneys and a great port. It is now weatherboarded and ceiled. The cabins in the yard add ten more rooms to this home, which was once used as a summer retreat for artists and musicians from all over the country. The boxwood garden on the east side of the home was designed by Emma Allen, daughter of Reuben, who used the Mount Vernon gardens as her model. Cypress from the swamps in Arkansas and English ivy make the place picturesque. Note 24
Note 24
Several generations have lived here. They were Reuben Allen, James allen, David Allen; now Nell Allen Walker and hers sons William Allen Cowan Walker and Ward. The post office of Wolf Creek, Tennessee, is kept in the Allen home. For several years it was known as Allendale, Tennessee, but soon after the Civil War the family had it changed back to Wolf Creek, Tennessee.
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