Sam Davis Home

1399 Sam Davis Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 459-2341

https://www.samdavishome.org/

The best collection of log architecture in a historical setting is located at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna. The main body of the two-story Davis house is constructed of red cedar logs covered with yellow popular weatherboards. Just behind and to the left of the dwelling is the family’s log smokehouse. On the other side of the yard is the one-room overseer’s house, and beyond that lie the quarters where African Americans lived. At present, four small log buildings remain of the once numerous slave quarters of the plantation.

There are two other log structures on the property that have been moved from other sites in the county. One, the large dwelling in which Sam Davis was born, formerly stood off Almaville Road until it was relocated just behind the cemetery. The other small log building, now used for storage, is adjacent to the overseer’s house.