Historical Significance

The small stone Rock House, original built to collect tolls on a private road, was built between 1835 and 1839 by Barlow Fiske, who operated a stage coach inn and stables near by. The Rock House catered to traffic along an important wagon road between Knoxville and Nashville, offering badly needed lodging and supplies to travelers who had just crossed the rugged Cumberland Plateau.

Historical Desgination

• National Register of Historic Places
• State Historical Commission
• Other: State Register of Historic Places - 1961

Historical Marker

• State of Marker Organization: Tennessee
• Marker Organization: Tennessee Historical Commission #2D 35
• Marker Text: 

"Built of Tennessee sandstone between 1835 and 1839 by Barlow and Madison Fiske. The Rock House served as a frontier toll house and stagecoach inn along the wilderness trail. President Andrew Jackson stopped here on his trips to and from Washington to visit Samuel Denton, owner and operator of the Rock House."

Funding

Operating Grant money from the Tennessee Historical Commission, chapter fund raisers and donations.

Tourism

• Open to Public: Yes
• Family Friendly: Yes
• Hours of Operation: W, Th, Fr, at 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sat

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