Hilham
Standing Stone State Park Cabins
Hewn-log cabins the WPA built around 1938 near Kelly Lake; book a rustic cabin, not a deluxe one, to get a WPA-era unit.
- Built
- c. 1938Hewn-log cabins dated c. 1938 in the NRHP nomination (Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 and 18, plus Group Cabin 3); other cabins are listed as modern. Built by the WPA.
- Style
- NPS Rustic
- Architect
- National Park Service / Works Progress Administration (NRIS)
- Type
- Lodge
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Works Progress Administration built Standing Stone’s hewn-log rental cabins during the Great Depression on land reclaimed from eroded farms around Kelly Lake. The National Register district, listed in 1986, dates most of the log cabins to about 1938. The state unveiled a set of upgraded WPA cabins in 2020, and the park now rents 14 smaller rustic cabins and 7 three-bedroom deluxe cabins.
Good to know
- Breakfast: none
- Pets welcome
- Address: 1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN 38568
Sources (5)
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86002794_text
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/86002794
- https://www.overtoncountynews.com/news/restored-cabins-unveiled-at-standing-stone-state-park/article_06e69480-1e1b-11eb-8359-6f7373c8a670.html
- https://reserve.tnstateparks.com/standing-stone/cabins
- https://tnstateparks.com/parks/standing-stone
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.