Harmony is creating the Family Center at Montvale. Located eight miles from Maryville TN, Montvale is nestled at the foot of Chilhowee Mountain adjoining Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The land has been in use since 1832 when hunters discovered Montvale’s mineral springs. By the mid-1800’s Montvale Springs was the site of the 125-room Seven Gables Hotel which, at the height of its popularity as a spa, became known as the Saratoga of the South. The hotel was eventually destroyed by fire in 1933 and in 1947 was sold to the YWCA for a summer camp that became a local institution, providing summer camp experiences for thousands of area children and youth until the camp closed in 2005.
Montvale’s future was uncertain when ex-Camp Montvale counselor Sam Furrow purchased the property in 2008. Montvale has since been placed in a conservation easement that restricts usage to those benefiting children, families, and the community. Harmony has purchased the property and is developing and implementing programs for its use.
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When the
original hotel
burned in 1896, it
was replaced in
1901 with a 5-
gable hotel that
could
accommodate 100
guests.
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11. Guests
continued
visiting
Montvale
Springs to take
the waters.
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Montvale
spring water
was described
as light,
refreshing, and
agreeable to
the taste.
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The hotel’s 200-
foot porch
looked toward
Chilhowee
Mountain and
the Smokies.
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Cabins house
children and
families in the
Family Camp
program and
are available
for rental.
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26. Thank You!
Your support of
Music at Montvale
benefits Harmony
Family Center and
will help hundreds
of Tennessee
children and
families.