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.
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- Netherland Inn Road
Kingsport, TN
United States
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 36.54846436891332, -82.61468571407022
- County:
- Hawkins County, Tennessee
- Nearest Towns:
- Mount Carmel, TN (2.6 mi.)
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Do you have any contact info for rotherwood mansion?? I have a professional group that would like to investigate. Their website is http://www.ghosthuntweekends.com
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A KINGSPORT GYNECOLGIST CURRENTLY OWNS THIS HOME HER NAME IS DR.THEOBOLD
The person who owns this house is Dr. Lenita Thibault.
The owner is a close relative. Like many other family members, I have spent many happy days and nights during the past quarter-century in both the mansion and the guest house, including wandering the grounds at all hours of the night. None of us have ever had the slightest supernatural experience of any kind there. No lady in white, no hound of hell, no moans, no bloodstains, no mysterious sights or sounds of any kind. What a bunch of crackpot nonsense some silly people are willing to believe while denying obvious scientific truths!
Hi Henry,
I’m visiting my family the middle of October from Arizona and my sisters and I love to pick a spot to go for a hike. Would it be ok with your relative who owns this home if we hiked around the property. I don’t believe in ghosts but I would like to visit this house. It looks lonely. Please let me know as soon as possible as the middle of October is coming up quickly. Thank you.