The old Wetmore barn (antebellum period) with its hand-chiseled stone foundation, wrought iron metalwork, large Chestnut or poplar beams, and wide plank flooring. Various outbuildings pictured. The barn here is a bank barn—having been built into a hill or bank to allow easy access by wagons to both the main floor and lower floor. The style is known as a “Pennsylvania” barn. Known for their distinctive overhang, Pennsylvania style barns were popular on American farms from 1790 to 1890. This barn dates to the 1830s-1850s. It was the main barn for the expansive “Savannah Farm” on the Hiwassee River owned by the Wetmore Family of Rhode Island. Once a 6,000 acre working farm, it is now on a tract of land of 16 acres, surrounded by similar sized country estates and small homesteads. This barn has belonged to the Wetmore family, the Lillard family, the Clark family, and has since passed hands a few times and is currently in the possession of L. Spoon. Mr. Wetmore’s “Savannah Farm” takes its name from the Cherokee word “Hiwassee” meaning wide meadow area—indeed, an accurate description of the farm area. The former Native American village of Hiwassee Old Town was located in the vicinity.