Site Rental

Tipton-Haynes offers the perfect spot for your wedding, school prom, baby shower, rehearsal dinner, photo session, classroom meeting, conference, and more. Here at the historic site, all ideas are possible! Our site features 11 historic buildings, a cave, and an active spring pond on 17 acres of beautiful grounds, boasting spectacular backdrops for your special event.

For those that choose to hold their event at our historic location, we offer 14 eight-foot reclaimed plastic picnic tables and 2 handicap reclaimed plastic tables for all to use; numerous electrical outlet locations across the upper portion of the property allowing access for all needs; outdoor space offering seating for more than 150 guests with additional chairs if needed; and space and seating for 100 guests in our Visitor Center Conference Room, with 25 tables and 120 chairs for guest use.

Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site white wooden house with a front porch supported by columns, a black metal roof, and a stone chimney, surrounded by fall foliage and a clear blue sky.
Autumn scene at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a gravel path, colorful fall trees, and a white house in the background, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site event rental.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site event rental.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site event rental.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site event rental.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site event rental.

Choose Tipton-Hayes for Your Event

Visit Tipton-Haynes during open site hours to get a better feel for the available spaces. It is not mandatory that you have your event during open site hours; after-hour rentals are available. All rentals start from setup for your event until the last person leaves. Rental prices vary by event type. Weddings are $100 per hour, conference room/classroom rentals $35 per hour, photo shoots $25 per day, and site rentals (non-wedding) are $50 per hour. Also, Tipton-Haynes has recently completed a communal kitchen that is available for $35 per hour.   

If you choose to have your special day at Tipton-Haynes, we do require a 25% deposit of the total cost in order to hold the day or weekend for you. For questions, or to find out more information, please email us or call 423-926-3631. Download a rental contract.

  • The entire site is available for your perfect choice of a ceremony location. Come visit the site and see all the beautiful spots to choose from. The visitor center conference room is available for all your guests along with all of the picnic area for seating. As your guests arrive, Tipton-Haynes can offer our library for a secluded room for the bride with its own bathroom and several mirrors to help with prep. For our grooms we open the cabin for the groom’s party to ready themselves as well. Note, there is no power in the cabin so extension cords and lights maybe needed. The site does not provide food, but outside catering is allowed. If you choose to have alcohol and serve harder drinks, then a liquor license is needed by a designated server. If you wish to rent tents for your guests for an outside ceremony then you are more than welcome to do so. Tipton-Haynes can also offer a small number of decorations and décor for these events. Wedding rentals are $100 per hour. Tipton-Haynes may also be rented for the rehearsal and/or dinner if you so choose for a rate of $50 per hour. Dates do not have to line up with the wedding, though advance notice is appreciated.  

  • Tipton-Haynes offers all that is listed above for standard site rentals as well. Our available amenities and furnishings can go a long way to easing thoughts on planning and hosting an event. We have nearly everything you may need, just bring the food and the plates. The rate is $50 per hour from setup to take down and gives access to the entire site.

  • At $35 per hour, we offer an immersive room available privately to yourself and your audience. This room is equipped with its own projector and screen with numerous connection options allowing all manner of presentations and projections. This room is great for office meetings, retreats, educational planning, or even organization board meetings. Whatever you may need, this room can accomplish. This room also boasts many different light sources allowing for a great location for a variety of classes.

  • The cost is just $25 per day or if a photographer wishes they can rent the site for a year at $250 with ample time for scheduling of the site. The grounds are open for use at any point after scheduling with the staff. Just as the same with our weddings, there are so many fascinating and beautiful locations across our site that really bring out every season.

  • Tipton-Haynes has recently completed a communal kitchen that can be rented as a part of any of the above rentals for an additional charge, but it also can be rented alone. This kitchen is equipped with a three-bay sink, two-bay fridge, freezer, ice machine, high-temp dishwasher, 36-quart stand mixer, and an oven/warming cabinet combination. All your needs in one location for whatever party or event you have planned. Come to Tipton-Haynes and create all manner of food goodies out of this kitchen for events whether it is here on site or elsewhere. Rent of the kitchen is $25 per hour with long-term storage that can be requested.