Dec 20 2008
Blount Mansion
Built in 1792, Blount Mansion now sits among the modern glass and steel skyscrapers of downtown Knoxville. Blount Mansion was built by William Blount with the intention of serving as the territorial capital for what would become the state of Tennessee. Blount had been appointed two years earlier by President George Washington as the Governor for the Territory South of the River Ohio. Upon completion of the Holston Treaty with the Cherokee Nation , Blount relocated from modern day Johnson City to what would become Knoxville.
The house was designed by Blount himself with considerable input from his wife, Mary. The lumber was brought from his native North Carolina, the nails came from his factory in North Carolina, and the windows cam from Richmond, Virginia. Though the kitchen has been restored to period accuracy, the rest of the home remains in tact. With the exception of the month of January, the home is open for public tours with a very small admission fee. This is a great piece of pioneer and colonial history so if you are in Knoxville don’t miss Blount Mansion.
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