Bleak House - Confederate Memorial Hall

www.knoxvillecmh.org - (865) 522-2371

Bleak House was the headquarters of General Longstreet and his staff. Cannons were placed on the front lawn, guards surrounded the house, and sharpshooters were at every window - the enemy was plainly visible, especially from the tower windows. A shot from the tower fatally wounded General William P. Sanders. Soldier/Artist drawings of confederate dead on walls in home are over 140 years old.

Crescent Bend Historic Home

Built in 1834 by Drury Paine Armstrong, this historic home contains an exquisite collection of 18th Century American and English furniture, decorative arts and an outstanding collection of English silver.  Visitors can also enjoy the three-acre formal, Italian-terraced gardens overlooking the Tennessee River.

2728 Kingston Pike - (865) 637-3163

East Tennessee Historic Society and Museum

History speaks through the Museum of East Tennessee History's permanent and changing exhibits, which focus on East Tennessee's rich history and heritage. Traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian and other venues also share special stories from our past. 

(865) 215-8824  eths@east-tennessee-history.org

Blount Mansion

Blount Mansion

Blount Mansion offers history that is hard to miss. Known by the Cherokee Indians as "the house with many eyes," Blount Mansion has watched American history parade by for 210 years.

(865) 525-2375 - blountmansion@hotmail.com

James White Fort

The Founder of Knoxville, came here in the early 1780's from North Carolina.  He had fought in the Revolutionary War and was given a land grant of 1,000 acres for his service.  He built his 2-story log house on the present site of Knoxville in 1786.

(865) 525-6514 - www.discoveret.org/jwf

Mabry-Hazen House Historical Site

 This stately, elegant home of the Victorian and Civil War periods showcases one of the largest collections in America containing original artifacts.

(865) 522-8661 / mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com

Marble Springs - Home of John Sevier

Home of  Governor John Sevier, American frontiersman, soldier, and politician, was a leading figure during the frontier period in the Old Southwest and became the first governor of Tennessee.

(865) 573-5508 - marblesprings@hotmail.com