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Bleak House in 1858 . ... Mrs. Brown sold the property in...
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historic bleak house knoxville kentucky location historic bleak house knoxville tn Bleak House is a Victorian mansion built in 1858 by prominent Knoxvillian, Robert H. Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on site. During the siege of Knoxville and the Battle of Fort Sanders in November and December 1863, the home served as headquarters for Confederate Gens.
Jul 29, 2013 · Bleak House, the home of Robert Houston Armstrong and Louisa Franklin Armstrong, is an Italianate-style mansion completed in 1858. During the Siege and Battle of Knoxville, November 17–December 4, 1863, the house was Confederate Gen. James Longstreet’s headquarters.
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).
Also known as Confederate Memorial Hall, this Tuscany-style villa is owned and managed by the United Daughters of Confederacy. It was built by Robert Houston Armstrong who named it Bleak House after the Charles Dickens’ 1853 novel.
Jun 20, 2019 · At a quick glance, the Bleak House at 3148 Kingston Pike might create images of a successful Knoxville industrialist or businessman from the early 20th century enjoying the structure’s...
With museum cases full of guns and weapons, antique furniture contemporary to the construction of the house, Italian marble mantles, intricate silk panels, blood stains and bullet holes, Bleak House holds a story for everyone to discover.