Amis House (Rogersville, Tennessee) Explained

Amis House
Coordinates:	36.4194°N -82.9558°W
Built:	1782
Architect:	Thomas Harlan
Added:	June 19, 1973
Refnum:	73001786

Amis House is a pioneer settlement in Hawkins County, Tennessee near Rogersville, built in 1780–2 by Thomas Amis, the father-in-law of Rogersville founder Joseph Rogers.

In addition to his stone house, which also served as an inn for travelers, Amis established a tavern, general store, distillery, saw mill, and grist mill. The property was surrounded by a palisade for protection from possible attack by Native Americans.^{[1] [2]}

The Amis House property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Ownership of Amis House has remained in the Amis family.^[1] Current owners are Jake and Wendy Jacobs; Wendy is a descendant of Thomas Amis. Tours of the home and grounds are offered.^[3]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Tennessee

External links

• Thomas Amis House

Further reading

• Goodspeed, History of East Tennessee. (Knoxville: 1887).
• Price, Henry, Old Rogersville: An Illustrated History of Rogersville, Tennessee. Vol. I. (Rogersville: 2001).
• Price, Henry, Hawkins County: A Pictorial History. (Rogersville: 1996).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sketch of First Community Leaders to the Period of 1887 . Transcribed from an undated clipping from the Rogersville Review newspaper.
2. Web site: A Brief Overview of Hawkins County’s Early History . Billie . McNamara . Hawkins County Land Grant Books 1 & 2, 1787-1819 . 1996.
3. Web site: About Thomas Amis House . Thomas Amis House website . December 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208172805/http://thomasamisinn.com/?p=1 . December 8, 2013 . dead .