Wyly opened the house as an inn for travelers on the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike .
The Walton family sold the land to James Rutherford Wyly who built the main part of the house between 1816 and 1825 .
James Rutherford Wyly opened the house as an inn for travelers on the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike .
The Walton family sold the land to James Rutherford Wyly who built the main part of the house between 1816 and 1825 .