Altamont in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

L.V. Woodlee House

Town of Altamont

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2026

1. L.V. Woodlee House Marker

Inscription.
A Distinguished Home for a Distinguished Gentleman
This was the home of Levi Vernon Woodlee, an important political figure in Grundy County. Woodlee served in the Tennessee General Assembly as a Representative between 1897 and 1899 and as a Senator between 1905 and 1907. In addition to serving in the state legislature, Woodlee was a practicing lawyer in Grundy County. He used the north room in the rear portion of the older section of the house as his law office.

Woodlee was a member of the Grundy County Board of Education for thirty years and served as Superintendent of Schools in Grundy County between his terms in the state legislature from 1899 to 1905. Woodlee was also a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Tracy City for twenty-four years, attorney and vice-president of the Cumberland Mountain Bank in Altamont, and was legal representative for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and the Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company. He also held several county offices in addition to superintendent of schools; county attorney, 1893, chairman of the county board of election commissioners, legal advisor and appeals agent for the county draft board during World War I, and back tax attorney for his district.

The house was built in two parts. The original structure is

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a log building built in the late 1800s. The front addition was built in 1904 and is an excellent example of the federalist style architecture that was popular at the time. The home was purchased in the 1980s by attorney Earlene Speer, who had it added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 35° 25.836′ N, 85° 43.353′ W. Marker is in Altamont, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is at the intersection of Cumberland Street and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Cumberland Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Altamont TN 37301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grundy County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Altamont (within shouting distance of this marker); Altamont, Tennessee World War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of LTJG William (Billy) E. Stulce (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean and Vietnam Conflicts Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 12, 2026

2. L.V. Woodlee House Marker

The Northcutt-Moffitt “Manor” (about 600 feet away); Long’s Mill and the Chickamauga Trace (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altamont.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.