National Register of Historic Places

Buffat, Alfred, Homestead

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Listed
March 31, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001761

About this property

The Alfred Buffat Homestead, also known as The Maples, is a historic home with several surviving outbuildings located on Love Creek Road in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Its architectural style is Italianate. Alfred Buffat was a French-Swiss immigrant. He built the first story of The Maples in 1867 for his bride. A second story was added three years later. The house has wood siding, with a modest front porch. The property originally included a grist mill and other buildings. In addition to the main house, the miller's cottage, smokehouses, wash house, barns and utility buildings are still standing. The house is a private residence, and is not open to the public. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

1 mi N of Knoxville on Love Creek Rd.
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
36.02799, -83.86304

Categories

INDUSTRYEUROPEAN
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.

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Nearby Battles

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3.1 mi

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When was Buffat, Alfred, Homestead listed on the National Register?

Buffat, Alfred, Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Buffat, Alfred, Homestead?

Buffat, Alfred, Homestead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Buffat, Alfred, Homestead is recorded as the industrial era.

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