Thomas Boyd (1754-1814) was from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and served as a captain under George Washington during the Revolutionary War. In 1780, he and his wife, Ann, moved to East Tennessee and settled on several hundred acres of land along Turkey Creek. Before his death, he transferred a portion of his land to one of his sons, Thomas (1781-1876), who was a principal figure in the construction and building of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad. A section of this railroad (now the Norfolk Southern Railway) lies approximately one-half mile north of the Boyd Harvey House.

Thomas and his wife, Anna, built the brick, Federal-style main house in 1835. Harvey Road linked the steam transportation on the Tennessee River to the railroad, and Boyd’s Switch was established as a train stop in the area where Harvey Road currently intersects with Boyd Station Road. Thus, Boyd Harvey farmstead was in an excellent position to fully participate in the agricultural and economic development of the Shady Grove community.

The sounds of today’s Norfolk Southern trains rolling through Concord are a gentle reminder that the past can still be a part of our present and there will always be ways to incorporate it into our future endeavors. Boyd Harvey House is a beautiful architectural example of a nineteenth century farmstead in Knox County. We hope to provide the Concord community and its guests with a relaxing and inspiring space that will be preserved and shared for many years to come.