Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN (8)
**Blount, William, Mansion** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000726, date listed 10/15/1966
200 W. Hill Ave.
Knoxville, TN (Knox County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The Blount Mansion is a frame and clapboard building with shingled, gabled roof. Its heavy supporting timbers were probably obtained locally but the finished woodwork, flooring, pine paneling, and exterior weatherboards were shipped by water from North Carolina, the window panes by pack-train from Virginia.
The Blount Mansion was constructed as the residence of William Blount, who served as Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio River (commonly known as the "Southwest Territory") and played a major role in the formation of the State of Tennessee. The two-story main block and one-story western wing of the frame and clapboard house were built c. 1792; the one-story eastern wing was added shortly after. The detached office at the rear (southeast) of the house was, in effect, the capital of Blount’s territorial government.
The mansion remained in the Blount family until 1820, and thereafter had several owners. When it became known, in 1926, that the house might be demolished, the Blount Mansion Association was formed to acquire and preserve it. Since that time, the house, its dependencies, and grounds have been fully restored (reconstructed in the case of the kitchen) and furnished with items appropriate to the period of Blount’s residence. The complex is open to the public on a regular basis. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/a5a9f66b-d8f0-4029-b1d4-d95ce9...
Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN (8)
**Blount, William, Mansion** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000726, date listed 10/15/1966
200 W. Hill Ave.
Knoxville, TN (Knox County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
The Blount Mansion is a frame and clapboard building with shingled, gabled roof. Its heavy supporting timbers were probably obtained locally but the finished woodwork, flooring, pine paneling, and exterior weatherboards were shipped by water from North Carolina, the window panes by pack-train from Virginia.
The Blount Mansion was constructed as the residence of William Blount, who served as Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio River (commonly known as the "Southwest Territory") and played a major role in the formation of the State of Tennessee. The two-story main block and one-story western wing of the frame and clapboard house were built c. 1792; the one-story eastern wing was added shortly after. The detached office at the rear (southeast) of the house was, in effect, the capital of Blount’s territorial government.
The mansion remained in the Blount family until 1820, and thereafter had several owners. When it became known, in 1926, that the house might be demolished, the Blount Mansion Association was formed to acquire and preserve it. Since that time, the house, its dependencies, and grounds have been fully restored (reconstructed in the case of the kitchen) and furnished with items appropriate to the period of Blount’s residence. The complex is open to the public on a regular basis. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/a5a9f66b-d8f0-4029-b1d4-d95ce9...