Still Hollow Farm

Current owners, Jay & Ann Birdwell are proud the farm has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm. The modern day visitor can delight in the past as the spend some time touring the outbuildings, including the Farmers Wife Gift Shop, located in the old grainary. It once held corn and wheat, but today it is the home of unique gifts, "pick TN products," and "one of a kind" items handcrafted by local artisans. The grainery is also filled with a wide variety of wrought iron, which is available for purchase or rent for weddings or special occasions. Pick your own boquet of flowers or sweet corn and vegetables. Stroll along the river paths and stop for a picnic while you watch the sheep graze in the nearby pasture. The activities shed located beside the grainery with a view of the riverfront is available to rent for weddings and other gatherings. Prepare for an adventure into the past while creating memories now for the future....Enjoying yesterday, today.

Located in Northeast TN and only 10 miles from Greeneville, Still Hollow Farm is a working family farm which dates back to the 1800's.

The Allen family of Greene County begins with Robert Allen who moved to the area from Pennsylvania in 1786. His son Daniel was a contemporary and friend of Greeneville tailor and alderman, Andrew Johnson. It was Daniel's son, James Allen, Sr. that established a farm of 560 acres about nine miles southwest of Greeneville in 1857 and built what is now known as the Allen/Birdwell house, circa 1865. James Allen, Jr. acquired the property in 1885. He served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1903 to 1907 and from 1923 to 1925. Married to Elizabeth Jay Birdwell, the couple had no children, but they raised her nephew, George Leo Birdwell, Sr. In 1952, George, Sr. obtained the property. He married Julia Gladys Russell and they had five children, one of which is the present owner, Jay D. Birdwell, Sr. In 1973, Jay and his wife Ann obtained the farm. They reared the next generation in the house that was built by the founder, James Allen Sr. Our house is central to the identity and pride of our farm. We and the four generations before us have preserved everything. We have added modern conveniences but otherwise still use the original doors, doorknobs, light fixtures, and glass window panes. A log barn and smokehouse dating to the first half of the nineteenth century are still used in everyday farming activities. We are especially proud that our history and artifacts are preserved by their everyday use.