Folsom House could be converted into county’s Civil War museum

Folsom House could be converted into county’s Civil War museum

Built before the Civil War, the historic Major Henderson Folsom House at 824 E. Elk Ave. stands as a lonely, haunting house. The house, which was once home to the Carter County UT Extension offices, is in need of repair, but the cost of repairs has given some county commissioners pause. The home serves as the backdrop for Elizabethton’s Fraser fir adorned with Christmas lights every holiday season. It was once the home of the highest-ranking Con…