Veteran finds home with amazing East Tennessee views
Harrop Jenkins - Kodak, TN
By Farima F.August 18, 20212 min read
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What is more peaceful than a home nestled at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains with a view of the mountains and lake? That is where Norman Harrop found his peaceful hideaway in his Clayton Built® home at the new Jenkin’s Farm neighborhood in East Tennessee. As spunky as he is wise, Norman has a life full of stories you will want to sit and listen to him talk about for hours.
Norman grew up as one of 18 children on a farm in Tennessee before enlisting in the military. He spent 12 years and three tours defending his country before retiring, and during his time serving, he worked in construction building shelter and structures for the Army.
Coming back to Tennessee
Norman has lived all along the West Coast but has always considered East Tennessee his home. He and his wife spent several years living in the area, but moved back north to Maine until she passed away. Norman then decided to move back to Tennessee and was originally living in a condo before deciding he wanted something more. So, he stopped by the Clayton Homes of Kodak and liked what he saw.
“The experience through Clayton was fabulous. No matter what you wanted they did it for you,” Norman said.
After working with home center manager Eric Hall, Norman chose the Santa Fe 648A model, a 4 bedroom and 2 bathroom home he planned to have built and located in one of the new neighborhoods overlooking the lake and mountains in Kodak.
