Kingsport in Sullivan County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Roseland

Bachman, Steadman, Shipp home

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Roseland Marker

Inscription. [Top plaque]
Roseland was given to Exchange Place in 1990 by the family of Robert and Rose Shipp. Moved from Shipp Street on original Bachman land, the one story log section pre-dates 1800. By 1821, the middle two story section was built with a dog-trot breezeway (now enclosed).

Later, the third log section with its double chimney was added. After the house was bought in 1886 by the Steadmans, Mollie Steadman married R.L. Shipp. The Shipp family lived in Roseland until 1988.

[Bottom plaque]
Sullivan County Historical Society
Sullivan County 1796
Historic Site

Erected by Long Island Sunbonnet Questers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 36° 32.57′ N, 82° 29.12′ W. Marker is in Kingsport, Tennessee, in Sullivan County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Orebank Road and Pendleton Place, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in the Exchange Place living history site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4813 Orebank Rd, Kingsport TN 37664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Exchange Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yancey's Tavern

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of Island Flats (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Island Flats (approx. 2 miles away); Martin-Dobyns House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Rock Ledge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Stone-Penn House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fort Patrick Henry (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsport.

Regarding Roseland. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the log house:

Bachman is a name widely known in East Tennessee. There are many descendants of Samuel, progenitor of the Tennessee Bachmans, who was in the present Kingsport area by the 1780’s. Among the most famous members of the family were Samuel's great-grandsons the “Four Bachman Brothers,” all prominent Presbyterian ministers and all born, along with six other siblings, at “"Roseland.” Two of the brothers were also educational leaders in Tennessee.

Nathan Bachman gave the “Roseland” tract to his son, Jonathan, at the time of his marriage to Frances Rhea in 1825. It is presumed that the log dwelling was
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Roseland Marker
built shortly thereafter, and that additions probably coincided with additions to the family.

Also see . . . Roseland (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1973 but removed from the list in 2013 because of the house's relocation. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

via National Park Service (Public Domain)

3. Roseland

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.