Last tour begins at 3:30 pm Take the kingston pike ramp on your right Other times are available by appointment
a bleak landscape with a wooden cabin on a desolate plain, lonely cabin
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Bleak house was built as a wedding present for louise franklin and robert houston armstrong
Bleak house is an antebellum classical revival style house in knoxville, tennessee It is on the national register of historic places. During the siege of knoxville (nov 4, 1863), during the civil war, the home served as headquarters for confederate gen
The tower, featuring cannonball holes, and a sketch of three confederate sharpshooters, is particularly noteworthy. The historic bleak house, also known as the confederate memorial hall, is a historic mansion located in knoxville, tennessee, united states It was built in 1858 as a wedding present for two newlyweds, robert, and louisa franklin armstrong. Bleak house is a victorian mansion built in 1858 by prominent knoxvillian, robert h
Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on site
During the siege of knoxville and the battle of fort sanders in november and december 1863, the home served as headquarters for confederate gens. Bleak house was headquarters to confederate general james longstreet during the fall 1863 siege of knoxville This beautiful antebellum mansion, known today as confederate memorial hall, was originally named bleak house after the charles dickens novel. During the siege of knoxville by the confederates under general james longstreet, november 17 to december 4, 1863, bleak house was the headquarters of general longstreet and his staff.
After going through the cherokee boulevard traffic light and passing the caution light, the bleak house is located on the right side of the road just past calvary baptist church