Oliver Springs in Roane County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Rose Terrace House

Photographed by David Rozzelle

1. The Rose Terrace House Marker

Inscription. Rose Terrace was built in the mid-1880s by coal operator James K. Butler and was sold in 1921 to Chris Ladd and wife Matilda. The Ladd's daughter Dora married Howard Baker, Sr., in a ceremony held at Rose Terrace. Howard Sr. embarked on a storied career in politics as a candidate for governor of Tennessee and then as an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. He was elected as a U.S. Representative in 1950 and served until his death in 1964. His refusal to join the resistance to the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education helped pave the way for the desegregation of schools. The firstborn of Howard and Dora was Howard H. Baker, Jr., who became a U.S. Senator from Tennessee and later served as Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan and as the United States Ambassador to Japan.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F47.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 36° 2.759′ N, 84° 20.452′ W. Marker is in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, in Roane County. It is at the intersection of Main

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St and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Main St, Oliver Springs TN 37840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ticket Booth (approx. ¼ mile away); Southern Railroad X574 (approx. ¼ mile away); Guerillas and Foragers (approx. ¼ mile away); O.S. Engine #2 (approx. ¼ mile away); L&N Cowcreel Branch (approx. ¼ mile away); Oak Ridge Schools (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Robertsville Community (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Integrated Public Schools in the Southeast

Photographed by David Rozzelle, October 18, 2024

2. The Rose Terrace House Marker

(approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oliver Springs.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2024, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.