John T. Wilder House

John Thomas Wilder built several houses for his family and wife, Martha Jane Stewart, which are still in existence, and at least two have historic markers.

For the house in Vermont, see John Wilder House.
John T. Wilder House
The home in 2015
Location202 Main St., Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Coordinates36°11′45″N 82°4′16″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86000400[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1986

The John T. Wilder House in Roan Mountain, Tennessee, United States, was one of the homes of John T. Wilder, the Union Army general and industrialist who built the Cloudland Hotel on Roan Mountain. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is one of two homes on Main Street in Roan Mountain that Wilder built.[2]

The General John T. Wilder House in Knoxville is another of Wilder's homes that is listed on the National Register.

Another house is located in Greensburg, Indiana. See https://www.in.gov/history/markers/414.htm.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Thompson, John (July 28, 2011). "Saturday dedication set for restored Wilder home". Johnson City Press.

Further reading
  • Bauer Laughlin, Jennifer (1999). Roan Mountain: A Passage of Time. Overmountain Press. pp. 73–76. ISBN 9781570721472.


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