Red Boiling Springs in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

1. The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast Marker

Inscription. Originally the Cloyd Place, it was an 18 room hotel and built in 1890 by the Cloyd Brothers, Zachary Wheat and Henry Clay and was managed by brother Thomas Tyler Cloyd. This 2 story wooden structure burned in 1920. It was reconstructed in 1924 of brick molded and fired on location and included 54 quest rooms. Featured amenities included a bath house, a 2 lane, 5 pin bowling alley, a swimming pool, a 9 hole golf course, croquet, and a house orchestra. Red, black, white, double & twist, and freestone water pumps were located here. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 31.699′ N, 85° 50.415′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) 0.1 miles east of Witcher Hollow Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 E Main St, Red Boiling Springs TN 37150, 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 walking distance of this marker: Cloyd Bowling Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); Donoho Bowling Alley (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Donoho Hotel (about 600 feet away); Red Boiling Springs Hotel

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Page Bath House (approx. ¼ mile away); Nixon Boarding House and the Whitley Boarding House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Red Boiling Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Red Boiling Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

2. The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast Marker

The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

3. The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.