Wheatlands

Tennessee, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Wheatlands is an antebellum plantation in Sevier County, Tennessee, established in 1791 by Revolutionary War veteran Timothy Chandler as a family farm. Named for its substantial wheat production, the property expanded dramatically under his son John Chandler, reaching 3,700 acres by 1850 and ranking among the county's largest farms. The surviving plantation house, celebrated as the finest Federal-style structure in Sevier County, stands alongside original outbuildings including a storage shed and smokehouse—all designated on the National Register of Historic Places. Following John Chandler's death in 1875, the plantation's freed slaves inherited portions of the property and established the Chandler Gap community in the adjacent hills.