Little Church in the Cove Canvas Print

The Cades Cove Methodist Church is an iconic structure located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The little white church looks great against autumn foliage , especially from Rich Mountain Road which winds up above the cove where we find this view. For many years, this vantage point was just not possible, but the park service removed trees to provide this vista. We waited for just the right day and weather and finally captured the image we wanted!
From cadescove.net we find this description of the church history:
This Cades Cove congregation also began modestly meeting in a log structure with a fire pit and dirt floor. As change came rather slowly in the Smokies, it took sixty two years to get a newer more modern building. In 1902 carpenter/pastor, John D. McCampbell built the pretty white frame structure which became the Cades Cove Methodist church. The buildings two front door design was common in the 1800’s in the Smokies and elsewhere. Generally a two front d...

Doug and Marcy Wielfaert are a husband and wife team located near the Great Smoky Mountains with photo galleries in Knoxville, Tennessee at Painted Tree Boutiques and at the Shoppes at Grit & Grace Market in Cleveland, Tennessee. We love traveling across the country and around the world to capture beautiful images for our stores and artist Websites, and we'd love nothing more than to know that one of our works has found a spot in your home or place of work.