The Home Place Bed & Breakfast Mooresburg (Rogersville area), Tennessee A cozy yet spacious home in a very private setting in Mooresburg, Tennessee. Contact Info | Email this page to a Friend | Click to see a map  | Additional Pages... Guest Rooms/Rates The Home Place Bulletin Board Reservation Request Form How to Find Us   Availability Search: See which rooms are available during your stay. Check in: Check out: Powered by Webervations Clear search results Rooms Available from  to  Learn more about these rooms These are our base rates - certain discounts and/or charges may apply

Built in the early 1800's as a log cabin, The Home Place has been owned by Priscilla Rogers' family since then. Many generations have left their mark on the home by renovating it to meet their needs. Today it is a cozy yet spacious home in a very private setting in Mooresburg, Tennessee.

Mooresburg is located 12 miles southwest of historic Rogersville, Tennessee, 50 miles northeast of Knoxville and an hour's drive north of the Great Smoky Mountains and Pigeon Forge.

History of Mooresburg, Rogersville and The Home Place

Major Hugh G. Moore, my great-great-great grandfather, settled this small community in 1769. His granddaughter, "Mammy" Moore Williams (my great-grandmother), raised her children in this house, and in the late 1800's, opened her home to "drummers," or traveling salesmen, to supplement the family income.

Another of my ancestors, Joseph Rogers, founded nearby Rogersville, the second-oldest town in Tennessee. He opened a tavern there in the late 1700s and hosted such dignitaries as Andrew Jackson.

As you can see, innkeeping is in my blood.

Priscilla Rogers, Innkeeper - Rachel Carpenter, Assistant

At The Home Place, you will enjoy a homey and relaxed atmosphere. Many heirlooms decorate the bedrooms, which are named for individuals who have occupied them in the past. During the renovation of the house, the original dining room and kitchen were combined to make the Family Room. The doorway between this room and the living room was widened to reveal the original log structure of the home.

Family Room

A small gift shop is located in the Family Room.

The shop has items such as Home Place private label soaps and candles made by a local artist from natural ingredients (These soaps and candles were created originally for the Mt. Vernon gift shop); Home Place Buttermilk Pottery such as teapots, mugs, and spoon ladles; jams and jellies; Home Place magnets and mousepads; tee shirts and sweat shirts, local history books and other locally produced books, and other items representative of the area. The Home Place cookbook is almost ready for distribution.

The Home Place is a non-smoking facility.

Telephones for guests are in each room and hallway. TV's with cable and VCR's are in each room. A fax machine is available on the premises. A guest refrigerator is available, stocked with soft drinks and can be used to store guests' items. We also have Wireless Internet available.

We can host your special event in our the living room, or the Gazebo.

We are set up for weddings, receptions, showers, reunions, church groups, business meetings, just to name a few examples. Wedding parties are welcome. The Home Place has special rates for honeymooners. The house and grounds are available for weddings of up to 50 people in winter and up to 100 in the summer. The Home Place is also available for other wedding events such as Bridal showers and receptions.

The Home Place is permitted by the Health Department.

The Home Place Bed & Breakfast is a member of the following associations:
   Bed and Breakfast Association of Tennessee
   Tennessee Frontier Bed & Breakfast Association
   Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce
   Rogersville County Chamber of Commerce

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