Faxon-Thomas Mansion
National Register of Historic Places

Faxon-Thomas Mansion

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Listed
November 25, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80003809

About this property

The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The museum's collections include works representing the Hudson River School, 19th century genre painting, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, early modernism, regionalism, and post-World War II modern and contemporary art. The building itself represents three distinct architectural stages: the original 1904 classical revival mansion designed by Abram Garfield, the son of president James A. Garfield, which has housed the museum since its opening in 1952, a brutalist addition built in 1975, and a 2005 addition designed by Randall Stout which now serves as the entrance to the museum.

Location

10 Bluff View Ave.
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
35.05582, -85.30581

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Faxon-Thomas Mansion listed on the National Register?

Faxon-Thomas Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1980.

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Faxon-Thomas Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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