THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Built in 1818, Rotherwood Mansion is one of Tennessee's most famous haunted homes. Legends tell of the "Lady in White," whose apparition has reportedly been seen wandering the mansion and its grounds for generations.
This mansion built in 1818 by the Reverend Frederick A. Ross is said to be the home of a ghostly Lady in White. So the legend says, she is Ross’s daughter Rowena, and she is looking for her love who was drowned in nearby Holston River. It is said that after several more tragedies, the hopeless Rowena walked out into the river and drowned herself, and her spirit has lingered here ever since. Another ghost who is said to walk here is Joshua Phipps, the second owner of the house, known in life to be a cruel man. His evil laugh has been reported to ring throughout the mansion.