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 This Four Square house was built in 1924 for Edgar Wallace Shoemaker and his wife Rena Henry Shoemaker at 1326 Eleanor. In 1936 the Shoemaker’s sold the home to Samuel Kennedy Vance who along with his wife Flora McGlamery Vance raised seven children in the house. Members of the Vance family occupied the home from 1936 to 2004. In the 1960’s all of the home’s neighbors on that section of Eleanor Street were demolished to make way for Interstate 40. Ms. Iva Vance and her wonderful house were spared and the address changed to East Glenwood, but the home was often overlooked by passers-by as it faced the Interstate ramp rather than the street.
In 2004 the home was purchased by TDOT and was scheduled to be demolished to make way for the new Hall of Fame / Broadway connection, but thanks to Ms. Vance and Knox Heritage the house was moved to its current location. The current owners, who purchased the home in 2007, are only the third residents of the home so it has retained its original floor plan with the exception of the closets in the upstairs bedrooms.
The home was built in the craftsman style on a raised brick foundation. It is clad with wood siding and wood shakes on the front porch gable. It has a hipped roof with a centered front hipped dormer. The windows are three over one double hung. The full length front porch has a bead board ceiling supported by three splayed paneled square columns on brick piers with a tongue and groove deck, and sawn wood balustrade. An exterior brick side chimney and three light front entry door complete the architectural details.
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