Holy Ghost Catholic Church - Central Avenue (Sunday tour only)
1135 Harvey Street - Lois Branch
1132 Harvey Street - Jerry and Ruby Crow
1300 Kenyon Street - Partain/Phillips
224 West Glenwood Avenue - Ernie Roberts
205 Leonard Place - Jerry Rivers
1335 Grainger Avenue - Merrilee & Jon Liddiard
240 East Scott Ave: Overlooking the corner of East Scott Avenue and Cornelia Street, this house with the unusual porch is a work in progress. The owner of this house, drawn by its exquisite but deteriorated Queen Anne interior and exterior, has devoted the past year to repairing and restoring the original features that make it so distinctive. The porch railing and columns, the turreted porch roof, and the unique rear porch and basement garage, introduce the gleaming floors, Victorian-era mantels, door and window trim and staircase that create its unique architecture. Of particular note are the stained glass windows and built-in cabinets found in the dining room.
224 East Scott Ave:
The One and one-half story Queen Anne house at 224 E. Scott was built in 1897. A hipped roof, with lower cross gables highlights the imbricated shingles in the front facing gable and the awn wood fascia. Large one-over-one windows are common to the age of this house, as is the one story front and side wrap around porch, with a roof supported by round wood columns with Ionic capitals. Brickwork, in the form of interior corbelled chimneys, point to the time when central heating consisted of coal-burning fireplaces and furnaces, with coal-fired cook stoves in the kitchen. The recent reha¬bilitation of the house highlighted these features.
121 East Scott Ave: This one-and-a-half story Queen Anne cottage turned 100 this year. Typical of the style, the home has a hip roof with lower cross gables and a gabled dormer. Applied sawn wood in the pediment at the front dormer and the front gable, the arched attic window, and the sawn wood barge board are all hallmarks of this style. A one-story wrap around porch adds character to the front facade, as do the sidelights and transom surrounding the front door and the bay window on the south elevation. The home’s 4,000 square feet offers many unique features. The home features five fireplaces with original oak and tile mantles, all quarter sawn oak trim on the main level, original oak floors down and original heart of pine upstairs. The entryway to the home features leaded-glass sidelights and oak Corinthian columns flanking the parlor entry. Moving to the interior of the home, the dining room features a built-in china cabinet with stained glass doors, original Lincrusta wainscot and window seats. The Lincrusta wainscot continues in the foyer as well with several stained glass doors and transoms throughout the downstairs. Two of the three baths in the home have claw foot tubs and bead board wainscoting. Originally built for the family of Larson H. Brown (father of Clarence Brown) in 1907 when homes in this style were sold for about $2,000, this home has had an interesting history. Used as a boarding home beginning in 1935, condemned in 1993, and then purchased for restoration by Dave and Lynn Palmer in 1994, the home has seen many changes. Recent renovation includes the completion of upstairs bedrooms with use of etched glass doors and transoms throughout as well as updates to paint, fixtures and the installation of backyard fencing.
1135 Harvey St: The house at 1135 Harvey was originally built as a two story Victorian era home around 1880. In 1917, a two story Craftsman section was added to the west end of the building, and the house became a two family home. It continued in that configuration until rehabbed several years ago, and converted to a single family house. Noteworthy features include the large front porch, interior details like a spacious stair, detailed woodwork, and large, light-filled rooms. The owner has continued to enhance the house, adding extensive landscaping and appropriate fencing, and refining interior details to reflect the attachment she feels to this welcoming home.
1132 Harvey St:
The Queen Anne cottage at 1132 Harvey proudly boasts many details that point to its architectural heritage. Fish scale shingles in the front gable, massive, corbelled chimneys and chamfered porch posts with elaborate brackets are all hallmarks of its late 19th century style. A cutaway bay on the front elevation, and the windows and attic vent window fill the house with light and add to its spacious character.
224 West Glenwood Ave:
This unique two-story Craftsman Bungalow was constructed in 1918 and is presently owned by Ernie Roberts. Unique features typical of this type of home are cross-shaped doors and windows. The home features period ceiling and wall coverings, ten foot ceilings, six inch crown moldings, oak hardwood floors and built-in bookcases and cabinets. The brilliant colors used by Mr. Roberts accentuate its features. The exterior of the house has a one-story wraparound front and side porch, with square wood posts in double and triple arrangements on a wood balustrade. It also has an interior offset brick chimney. There are several antique pieces throughout the house, including a magnificent six foot mahogany grand piano, which was built the same year as the house.
1300 Kenyon Street: The home at 1300 Kenyon, with its circa 1900 Neoclassical architectural detailing, is one of Old North Knoxville’s outstanding Bungalow style homes. A pyramidal hipped roof with wide dormers opens up the second floor, providing spacious, light filled rooms that match the elegant center hall plan of the first floor. Paired and tripled round columns on brick piers highlight the spacious front porch. This house was one of Knox Heritage’s intensive restoration projects, selected because its deterioration was a blighting influence on this section of the neighborhood. Ladderback doors, large windows, mellow wood floors, and a detailed stair confirm the architecture of the late 19th century. The path to rehabilitating this house was a long one that began with difficulty in locating the owner, who lived in California and had allowed the house to sit vacant for many years. Following months of intensive effort, Knox Heritage’s first rehabilitation project was virtually complete when the house suffered a weekend fire. Although the fire damage was confined to the southwest corner of the building, thanks to a rapid fire department response, the water damage throughout the structure meant that the entire rehabilitation had to begin again. The Partains, who had already agreed to purchase the house, were so married to the place they agreed to wait until the second rehabilitation effort was complete. Knox Heritage’s efforts were, as they always are, the catalyst for other rehabilitation efforts on the block, including two houses to the west and several across the street; this once deteriorating block in the neighborhood is well on its way to securing its former prominence.
205 Leonard Place: This one and one-half story Craftsman style house was built c. 1920. A side gable roof with telescoping lower gables is highlighted by knee braces, exposed rafter tails and a shed roofed dormer. A square, shed roofed bay on the west elevation and the wrap around section of the front porch flank an exposed brick chimney, and highlight the Craftsman design. Windows are a typical Craftsman pattern of three lights in a top sash over a one light bottom sash. The weather board porch rail system with large square posts is typical of the Old North houses constructed in this era, but unusual for Knoxville generally. The house at 205 Leonard Place has just been rehabilitated by the owner. For several decades, until the present renovation, the house was divided into several apartments, and an enclosure of the front porch hid much of its unique architecture. Interior details were also altered to accommodate the multiple uses, but have now been beautifully restored.
1335 Grainger Ave:
This lot was vacant for over twenty years and was originally occupied by a George Barber house. Barber designed at least two other homes on the block, 1319 and 1316, and may have contributed architectural plans for others on this early Knoxville street. The current home was built in 2005, and fits perfectly into the surrounding Old North historic district. Homeowner Merrilee Liddiard, is a recognized children’s book illustrator and fashion designer, and her original artwork also graces the walls. The home is a mixture of old and new reflecting the owner’s appreciation of both classical and modern design, and contains new and modern appliances with historic charm. A special feature of the living room features is a salvaged Victorian mantelpiece with a modern gas-burning fireplace surrounded by antiqued tiles. The home is furnished with a mixture of vintage and modern pieces, and many original art pieces from upcoming and well known fine artists including Kirk Richards and Cassandra Barney. This is apparent in the color choice and patterns in the furniture, flooring, photographs, wall color, appliances, and bedding.
240 East Scott Ave: Overlooking the corner of East Scott Avenue and Cornelia Street, this house with the unusual porch is a work in progress. The owner of this house, drawn by its exquisite but deteriorated Queen Anne interior and exterior, has devoted the past year to repairing and restoring the original features that make it so distinctive. The porch railing and columns, the turreted porch roof, and the unique rear porch and basement garage, introduce the gleaming floors, Victorian-era mantels, door and window trim and staircase that create its unique architecture. Of particular note are the stained glass windows and built-in cabinets found in the dining room.
224 East Scott Ave:
The One and one-half story Queen Anne house at 224 E. Scott was built in 1897. A hipped roof, with lower cross gables highlights the imbricated shingles in the front facing gable and the awn wood fascia. Large one-over-one windows are common to the age of this house, as is the one story front and side wrap around porch, with a roof supported by round wood columns with Ionic capitals. Brickwork, in the form of interior corbelled chimneys, point to the time when central heating consisted of coal-burning fireplaces and furnaces, with coal-fired cook stoves in the kitchen. The recent reha¬bilitation of the house highlighted these features.
121 East Scott Ave: This one-and-a-half story Queen Anne cottage turned 100 this year. Typical of the style, the home has a hip roof with lower cross gables and a gabled dormer. Applied sawn wood in the pediment at the front dormer and the front gable, the arched attic window, and the sawn wood barge board are all hallmarks of this style. A one-story wrap around porch adds character to the front facade, as do the sidelights and transom surrounding the front door and the bay window on the south elevation. The home’s 4,000 square feet offers many unique features. The home features five fireplaces with original oak and tile mantles, all quarter sawn oak trim on the main level, original oak floors down and original heart of pine upstairs. The entryway to the home features leaded-glass sidelights and oak Corinthian columns flanking the parlor entry. Moving to the interior of the home, the dining room features a built-in china cabinet with stained glass doors, original Lincrusta wainscot and window seats. The Lincrusta wainscot continues in the foyer as well with several stained glass doors and transoms throughout the downstairs. Two of the three baths in the home have claw foot tubs and bead board wainscoting. Originally built for the family of Larson H. Brown (father of Clarence Brown) in 1907 when homes in this style were sold for about $2,000, this home has had an interesting history. Used as a boarding home beginning in 1935, condemned in 1993, and then purchased for restoration by Dave and Lynn Palmer in 1994, the home has seen many changes. Recent renovation includes the completion of upstairs bedrooms with use of etched glass doors and transoms throughout as well as updates to paint, fixtures and the installation of backyard fencing. 
1135 Harvey St: The house at 1135 Harvey was originally built as a two story Victorian era home around 1880. In 1917, a two story Craftsman section was added to the west end of the building, and the house became a two family home. It continued in that configuration until rehabbed several years ago, and converted to a single family house. Noteworthy features include the large front porch, interior details like a spacious stair, detailed woodwork, and large, light-filled rooms. The owner has continued to enhance the house, adding extensive landscaping and appropriate fencing, and refining interior details to reflect the attachment she feels to this welcoming home.
1132 Harvey St:
The Queen Anne cottage at 1132 Harvey proudly boasts many details that point to its architectural heritage. Fish scale shingles in the front gable, massive, corbelled chimneys and chamfered porch posts with elaborate brackets are all hallmarks of its late 19th century style. A cutaway bay on the front elevation, and the windows and attic vent window fill the house with light and add to its spacious character.
224 West Glenwood Ave:
This unique two-story Craftsman Bungalow was constructed in 1918 and is presently owned by Ernie Roberts. Unique features typical of this type of home are cross-shaped doors and windows. The home features period ceiling and wall coverings, ten foot ceilings, six inch crown moldings, oak hardwood floors and built-in bookcases and cabinets. The brilliant colors used by Mr. Roberts accentuate its features. The exterior of the house has a one-story wraparound front and side porch, with square wood posts in double and triple arrangements on a wood balustrade. It also has an interior offset brick chimney. There are several antique pieces throughout the house, including a magnificent six foot mahogany grand piano, which was built the same year as the house.
1300 Kenyon Street: The home at 1300 Kenyon, with its circa 1900 Neoclassical architectural detailing, is one of Old North Knoxville’s outstanding Bungalow style homes. A pyramidal hipped roof with wide dormers opens up the second floor, providing spacious, light filled rooms that match the elegant center hall plan of the first floor. Paired and tripled round columns on brick piers highlight the spacious front porch. This house was one of Knox Heritage’s intensive restoration projects, selected because its deterioration was a blighting influence on this section of the neighborhood. Ladderback doors, large windows, mellow wood floors, and a detailed stair confirm the architecture of the late 19th century. The path to rehabilitating this house was a long one that began with difficulty in locating the owner, who lived in California and had allowed the house to sit vacant for many years. Following months of intensive effort, Knox Heritage’s first rehabilitation project was virtually complete when the house suffered a weekend fire. Although the fire damage was confined to the southwest corner of the building, thanks to a rapid fire department response, the water damage throughout the structure meant that the entire rehabilitation had to begin again. The Partains, who had already agreed to purchase the house, were so married to the place they agreed to wait until the second rehabilitation effort was complete. Knox Heritage’s efforts were, as they always are, the catalyst for other rehabilitation efforts on the block, including two houses to the west and several across the street; this once deteriorating block in the neighborhood is well on its way to securing its former prominence.
205 Leonard Place: This one and one-half story Craftsman style house was built c. 1920. A side gable roof with telescoping lower gables is highlighted by knee braces, exposed rafter tails and a shed roofed dormer. A square, shed roofed bay on the west elevation and the wrap around section of the front porch flank an exposed brick chimney, and highlight the Craftsman design. Windows are a typical Craftsman pattern of three lights in a top sash over a one light bottom sash. The weather board porch rail system with large square posts is typical of the Old North houses constructed in this era, but unusual for Knoxville generally. The house at 205 Leonard Place has just been rehabilitated by the owner. For several decades, until the present renovation, the house was divided into several apartments, and an enclosure of the front porch hid much of its unique architecture. Interior details were also altered to accommodate the multiple uses, but have now been beautifully restored.
1335 Grainger Ave:
This lot was vacant for over twenty years and was originally occupied by a George Barber house. Barber designed at least two other homes on the block, 1319 and 1316, and may have contributed architectural plans for others on this early Knoxville street. The current home was built in 2005, and fits perfectly into the surrounding Old North historic district. Homeowner Merrilee Liddiard, is a recognized children’s book illustrator and fashion designer, and her original artwork also graces the walls. The home is a mixture of old and new reflecting the owner’s appreciation of both classical and modern design, and contains new and modern appliances with historic charm. A special feature of the living room features is a salvaged Victorian mantelpiece with a modern gas-burning fireplace surrounded by antiqued tiles. The home is furnished with a mixture of vintage and modern pieces, and many original art pieces from upcoming and well known fine artists including Kirk Richards and Cassandra Barney. This is apparent in the color choice and patterns in the furniture, flooring, photographs, wall color, appliances, and bedding.