Near Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Keebler-Keefauver Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2020

1. Keebler-Keefauver Home Marker

Inscription. Built between 1858 and 1859 for Joseph Keebler by various artisans, the original home consisted of two large rooms on each floor with a hallway and staircase. The walls were four bricks thick with windows of hand-blown glass. The kitchen, a separate structure behind the house, was later used as a smokehouse. In 1950 Keebler's grandson, Joseph G. Keebler, sold the home and 120 acres to Weldon Faw Keefauver and wife Malinda B. Keefauver. In 1964 they sold it to their son William J. Keefauver and wife Jean. L. Keefauver.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A 152.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 36° 21.966′ N, 82° 28.629′ W. Marker is near Johnson City, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is on Hales Chapel Road 0.2 miles north of Shadden Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 Hales Chapel Road, Johnson City TN 37615, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fiddlin’ Charlie Bowman (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sulphur Springs Campground

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds (approx. 3.8 miles away); Boone's Creek Church (approx. 4 miles away); William Bean's Cabin (approx. 4.1 miles away); Knob Creek Church of the Brethren (approx. 4.2 miles away); Freed African Americans Win First Inheritance Suit (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ford vs. Ford (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnson City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Daniel Boone (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2020

2. Keebler-Keefauver Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 853 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.