Bleak House
National Register of Historic Places

Bleak House

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Listed
November 8, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
84000369

About this property

Bleak House is an antebellum Classical Revival style house in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

3148 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
35.94960, -83.95613

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 84000369. It was listed on November 8, 1984.

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Kingston Pike Historic District
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Westwood
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Fort Sanders Assault (Knoxville)
1863Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Fort Sanders
1863Civil War
1.3 mi
Assault on Fort Sanders (Knoxville)
1863Civil War
1.7 mi
Siege of Knoxville (Fort Sanders)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi
Occupation of Knoxville (Burnside)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Bleak House listed on the National Register?

Bleak House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Bleak House?

Bleak House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bleak House?

The period of significance for Bleak House is recorded as the early_republic era.

Can I research the history near Bleak House?

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