Sparta Rock House
The Sparta Rock House State Historic Site is a stone building near Sparta, Tennessee, United States, that once served as a rest stop and tollhouse. Built in the late 1830s, the Rock House catered to traffic along an important wagon road between Knoxville and Nashville, offering badly needed lodging and supplies to travellers who had just crossed the rugged Cumberland Plateau.Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: building in Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “The Rock House”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bon Air and Sparta.
Bon Air
Hamlet
Bon Air is an unincorporated community in White County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is concentrated along U.S. Route 70 on the Cumberland Plateau between Sparta and Crossville. Bon Air is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sparta Rock House.
Sparta
Town
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of White County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,001 in 2020. The Calfkiller River flows through the city. Seven sites in Sparta are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sparta is situated 3½ miles west of Sparta Rock House.
Yankeetown
Hamlet
Yankeetown is an unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States. Yankeetown is situated 5 miles north of Sparta Rock House.
Sparta Rock House
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: White, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.9203° or 35° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
-85.40386° or 85° 24′ 14″ westOpen location code
867PWHCW+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1222073852OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7573835
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