National Register of Historic Places

Island Home Park Historic District

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Listed
November 10, 1994
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
94001260

About this property

Island Home Park is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the southeastern part of the city along the Tennessee River. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s, the neighborhood retains most of its original houses and streetscapes, and is home to the city's largest concentration of Bungalow-style houses. In 1994, several dozen houses in Island Home Park were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Island Home Park Historic District. What is now Island Home Park was originally part of a farm, named "Island Home," established by Knoxville businessman and philanthropist Perez Dickinson (1813–1901) in the 1870s. The completion of the Gay Street Bridge in 1898 led to the commercial and residential development of the South Knoxville area, and the Island Home Park neighborhood was established the following year. For much of its early existence, Island Home Park was home to a number of professionals and managers involved in Knoxville's wholesaling trade and other industries. The campus of the Tennessee School for the Deaf developed adjacent to Island Home Park in the 1920s, and the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport developed on Dickinson's Island adjacent to the neighborhood during the 1930s.

Location

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
35.96170, -83.88403

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tennessee School for the Deaf Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Wilder, Gen. John T., House
Industrial
0.5 mi
Giffin Grammar School
Industrial
0.7 mi
Williams, Col. John, House
Industrial
0.7 mi
McCammon, Samuel, House
Industrial
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Siege of Knoxville (Fort Sanders)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi
Occupation of Knoxville (Burnside)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi
Skirmish at Knoxville (Confederate advance probes)
1863Civil War
2.1 mi

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When was Island Home Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

Island Home Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Island Home Park Historic District?

Island Home Park Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Island Home Park Historic District?

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