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Bleak House is an antebellum Classical Revival style house in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. History. The house was first occupied by Robert Houston Armstrong and his wife, Louisa Franklin. It was built in 1858 for the couple as a wedding gift by the bride's father, Major Lawson D. Franklin. Robert ...
3148 Kingston Pike. Knoxville, TN 37919. United States. Get Directions. Website. http://bleakhouseudc89.org/ Bleak House is a Victorian mansion built in 1858 by prominent Knoxvillian, Robert H. Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on site.
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The Andrew Johnson Hotelon South Gay Street is a head tilter as well as a head turner. At 18 stories high and roughly 90 years old, the landmark building has long drawn eyes glancing up and down at its classic architectural detail. A look at its history also reveals plenty of ups and downs, from its prominent guests and fine dining offerings, to it...
The white walls of theBleak Household dark secrets and a bloody past. The home was built on Kingston Pike in 1858 and has stood through the Civil War siege in Knoxville up until modern day as a popular wedding venue and historical tour destination. Built with slave labor, the structure houses some of the worst memories of America's past. Some even ...
These days, all drivers see along Deane Hill Drive and Morrell Road are shoppers visiting the Centre at Deane Hill or residents of Wellsley Park and adjacent areas. But for nearly 50 years, this same site was a popular for drivers of golf balls. From 1948 through 1995, the Deane Hill Country Clubsat on the land. The "regular man's golf course" was ...
A century-old house on Kingston Pike, sibling to a now-demolished historic home less than a mile away, is restored to its former glory — and up for sale. The home has had a long line of Knoxville heirs dating back to 1910. The 5,500-square-foot house sits on 2 acres. It has six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. On the Knox Heritage website th...
The historical Hopecote home, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, sits on the University of Tennessee campus. The building is a quiet and quaint escape among the towering Gothic style buildings that surround it. With a little imagination, the cottage's landscaped setting can transport visitors to an English town or maybe even a fa...
Hotel Knoxville, previously known as Hyatt House and The Hyatt Regency, is definitely of another age – that brief period from about the late 1950s into the early 1970s, when the unusual was the usual. The lobby's large atrium and glass elevators were a sight to see before the iconic Sunsphere was added to the city's skyline, but visitors still make...
Separated from the modern Knoxville by both time and distance is theLincoln Memorial University Law School. Its 19th century style dates back to days when the building was used as a hospital that treated Union and Confederate forces, the Tennessee School for the Deaf, Old City Hall and various city offices. The Duncan law school now occupies this r...
Thistrain station-turned-schoolboasts the best and brightest students right in Downtown Knoxville. For more than 60 years, travelers passed through the station, and now, students rush to classes on the same ornate tiled floors. L&N has housed offices during the 1982 World's Fair, restaurants and more. Its legacy continues to be shared by members of...
This Old City building has just about as much history as charm, and its story started back in the 1850s with Irish immigrant Patrick Sullivan. The Lonesome Dovebuilding was home to Sullivan and his family while he helped build East Tennessee railroad lines and the first Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. After fighting for the Union during the ...
One community space that once kept God's plan is now full of architectural plans. Smee + Busby Architects recently purchased the building that housed the Marble City United Methodist Churchat 2554 Sutherland Ave. for nearly 100 years. “We really love the open space and the high ceilings and just the cool factor,” said Michelle R. Mokry, an associat...
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Bleak House (a.k.a. Confederate Memorial Hall and) is lovingly maintained and cared for by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter 89. Bleak House was built as a wedding present for Louise Franklin and Robert Houston Armstrong. It was designed as a Tuscany-style Villa and named Bleak House after the famous Charles Dickens novel. Yes--they loved Charles Dickens THAT much! During the ...
- 3148 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, 37919, TN
- (865) 522-2371
Location: 3148 Kingston Pk. Knoxville, TN 37919 Phone: (865) 522-2371. The Tuscan style antebellum mansion was built by slaves between 1854-1858 for its newlywed owners, Robert and Louisa Franklin Armstrong. Period antiques and Museum of CSA. Bleak House, the home of Robert Houston Armstrong and Louisa Franklin Armstrong, is an Italianate-style ...
Meet The Bleak House Knoxville. It’s a charmingly beautiful mansion right in the heart of Knoxville, overlooking the Tennessee River. With so much history, romance, and beauty, you’ll quickly fall in love with this beautiful home. Let’s explore everything this phenomenal venue has to offer.
Bleak House, an antebellum mansion of fifteen spacious rooms and wide halls, stands well back on an eminence among lovely trees and elaborately landscaped grounds. The property fronts 250 feet on Kinston Pike and extends over 900 feet in terraced gardens down to Fort Loudon Lake (Tennessee River).
