The rustic log construction has appealed to the romantic nature of passing motorists since the court’s inception, offering tourists a welcome opportunity to experience the pioneer heritage of the region. Foster’s Log Cabin Court also meets Criterion C for architecture as an intact tourist court with Rustic Revival style buildings characterized by saddle-notched pole-log construction. The historic significance of the property was described in the nomination:Īs an intact example of twentieth-century automobile-based tourism, Foster’s Log Cabin Court meets National Register Criterion A in the area of Entertainment/Recreation.
There are twenty-two contributing buildings and three non-contributing buildings in the property listing. National Register of Historic Places Listingįoster's Log Cabin Court was nominated for the National Register in December 2016, and was listed on May 1, 2017.
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Part of the movie Thunder Road, starring Robert Mitchum, was filmed in one of the cabins in the summer of 1957 it was then called Top-o-the-Hill cabin, and is now known as the Thunder Road cabin.Īudrey Foster operated the Log Cabin Court until she retired in 1970 (Zebulon Foster died in 1941.) It has continued to provide moderately-priced tourist accommodations under subsequent owners. A dining facility was constructed on an adjoining lot in 1937 in 2020 it was still operating, as the Bavarian Restaurant & Biergarten.
All the cabins were improved over the next few years, with additions such as bathrooms, brick chimneys, and wood floors. The first seven one-room cabins with porches, built from pine logs, were served by two outhouses. After a number of people asked to camp on the site, which featured a grove of pine trees and views of the mountains, the Fosters decided to construct some small cabins around 1931. The land bordered what became a section of the Dixie Highway, a scenic driving route for tourists from northern states.
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