Sewanee in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Saints Rest

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020

1. Saints Rest Marker

Inscription. At this site stands Saints Rest, among the three oldest remaining houses in Sewanee. Erected in 1870 by Charlotte Bull Barnwell Elliott, widow of a founding Episcopal bishop from Georgia, Stephen Elliott, it was part of the postwar revival of the University. A pre-Civil War cabin on this site was the writing studio of Sarah Barnwell Elliott, Tennessee suffragist. Saints Rest echoes the name of "Rebel's Rest” which stood from 1866 to 2014 north of this site. The cottage next door, "Sinners Hope,” suggests the delight in house naming among Sewanee residents.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 82.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 35° 12.111′ N, 85° 55.296′ W. Marker is in Sewanee, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on Tennessee Avenue just west of University Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 40 Tennessee Ave, Sewanee TN 37375, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rebel's Rest (approx. ¼ mile away); Desegregation of Franklin County Public Schools (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edmund Kirby Smith (approx. 0.4 miles away); University of the South (approx. half a mile away); Army of Tennessee (approx. 0.8 miles away); Allan Gipson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Struggling Through the Mountains (approx. 4½ miles away); Grundy County / Marion County (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewanee.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tullahoma Campaign

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020

2. Saints Rest Marker

(was approx. 4½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.