LIBRARIES STACKS AUG 31 1971 E482 сь The Confederate Veteran MAGAZINE 1895 (12 Monthly Issues) Published in book form, April 1971 by Blue and Gray Press 605 Merritt Street Nashville, Tennessee 37203 in conjunction with United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 89 Knoxville, Tennessee SOUTHERN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NO. B 47-02-567 Historic Bleak House, so called from Charles Dicken's novel, now Confederate Memorial Hall, was built by Slaves of Lewis Franklin, father of Mrs. Robert H. Armstrong, wife of the original owner. Built of hand-made bricks burned on the place, it took four years to build and complete the house in 1858. This lovely Antibellum Mansion grounds front 250 feet on Kingston Pike and extends 900 feet in terraced gardens down to Fort Loudon Lake It was occupied by Confederate Commander Lt. General James Longstreet during his stay in Knoxville, November 16th to December 4th 1863. General W. P. Sanders was killed November 18th, 1863 by a sharpshooter located in the tower of Bleak House, which has blood stains on both its walls and floors. In 1906 the Mansion was sold and restored. Some changes were made but did not destroy the Victorian period. On May 4, 1959 United Daughters of the Confederacy, Knoxville Chapter #89, purchased the Mansion. There are many lovely features in the fifteen rooms and spacious halls, including a large Memorial Library of Southern Literature and a Museum. Members of Chapter #89 use the Mansion for all its activities and is open every afternoon to tourists. It is available for weddings and parties - one of Knoxville's outstanding historic sites. Special interest and a price of fifty-cents given school children in groups during the morning or afternoon hours. Information-visitors and tours by appointment Address: Confederate Memorial Hall 3148 Kingston Pike Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 Telephone Number 522-2371 |