Riley H. Andes House Explained

Riley H. Andes House
Coordinates:	35.8836°N -83.5717°W
Architecture:	Vernacular Victorian
Added:	July 8, 1980
Refnum:	80003854

The Riley H. Andes House is a historic house in Sevierville, Tennessee, United States.

History

The house was built in 1867 for Riley H. Andes, his wife, Rebecca Rimel, and their daughter Sallie.^[1] The Italianate and Queen Anne woodcarving was designed by Lewis Buckner, an African-American carpenter, in 1890.^{[1] [2]} After Riley Andes's death in 1917, their daughter Sallie, who was married to J. W. Trotter, rented the house, until she sold it to John Denton in 1942.^[1] It is now home to the Robert A. Tino Gallery, named after a local painter.^{[2] [3]}

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 8, 1980.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Andes, Riley H., House. National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. November 30, 2016.
2. Book: McMahan. F. Carroll. Sevierville. 2012. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina. 9780738593777. 775415448. 40.
3. Web site: Location. Robert A. Tino Gallery. November 30, 2016.
4. Web site: Andes, Riley H., House. National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. November 30, 2016.