Becky Cable House

The house dates to 1879 and is associated with Rebecca Cable, who lived in it for decades and kept a small store in it. She stayed on the farm after most of her neighbors were gone. A frame house of this kind was more costly than a log cabin, since the lumber had to be cut at a sawmill, and it shows the Cable family had both the land and the cash. The Cable family also ran the gristmill a short walk away.

The house is part of the Cable Mill historic area, with the mill, a barn, a blacksmith shop and the visitor center nearby. It is close to the parking lot, so a visit takes minutes.

• Where: the Cable Mill area, about halfway round the 11-mile one-way loop.
• Access: the building may be open to walk through on some days; read the signs, because rules vary by season.
• Time to allow: 15 to 20 minutes, plus the mill.
• Hours: the loop is open sunrise to sunset, and Cable Mill and the visitor center are open daily from March 15 to November 29, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Parking: a parking tag is required for stops over 15 minutes.

Cades Cove's story is often told through its log cabins. The Cable house reminds you that by the late 1800s the cove had a small-town economy with mills, stores and sawn lumber. For another house with a similar frame look, see the Gregg-Cable House, and for the other end of the cove's economy, the Carter Shields Cabin. The loop is closed to cars on Wednesdays from May 6 to September 30, 2026.