Deep within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, situated in a valley across a creek only reachable on foot, is a place from another era - a last remnant of a past that has connections not only within Tennessee but to the Asian Far East.

The Avent Cabin is an early Appalachian mountain cabin located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that was used as a summer studio and retreat by noted artist Mayna Treanor Avent (1865–1959). It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Built around 1850 by the Ownby Family, it was constructed as a one-room cabin from poplar logs. It is the only authentic Appalachian Settler cabin that remains along Jake's Creek in its original location.

 

It was purchased in 1918 by Frank Avent, husband of Mayna Avent and used as a studio for the next 20 years.

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Mayna Treanor Avent Studio Cabin

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