by Slamdot Hostmaster | May 2, 2022 | Arts + Culture
By Shara Casey, Knox Heritage Intern An unassuming building situated on the northern edge of Old City, and now home to the county’s Democratic Party, 311 Morgan Street holds an unexpected piece of Knoxville history. The Peabody School was the first purpose-built...
by Slamdot Hostmaster | Apr 1, 2022 | Arts + Culture
By Shara Casey, Knox Heritage Intern Located across from St. John’s Lutheran Church, on the corner of Tyson Street and North Broadway, Old Gray Cemetery is a beautiful example of the rural cemetery movement that was at the forefront of public design when it was...
by Slamdot Hostmaster | Mar 1, 2022 | Arts + Culture
By Randy Patterson Say the name “Croce” in front of music-loving baby boomers or people who love the music of our generation and great music comes to mind. Songs like “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Time in a Bottle,” and “I Got a Name”...
by Slamdot Hostmaster | Feb 1, 2022 | Arts + Culture
Baumann Brothers, Knoxville’s first professional architects, was founded in 1887 by brothers Joseph Francis Baumann (1844-1920) and Albert Benjamin Baumann, Sr. (1861-1942). William Baumann, the father of Joseph and Albert, was born in Bavaria and immigrated to...
by Slamdot Hostmaster | Dec 1, 2021 | Arts + Culture
Preserving the Past to Invest in the Future In 1974, the Bijou Theatre was threatened by demolition and neglect, but a group of concerned citizens was determined not to let that happen; this is how Knox Heritage was born. In the decades since, our community of...
by admin | Nov 1, 2021 | Arts + Culture
Celebrate the Holiday Season at Historic Westwood Historic Westwood is one of Knoxville’s premier historic house experiences. Celebrate the holidays in grand style at the beautiful former residence of artist Ann Adelia Armstrong Lutz. Listed on the National Register...
