Last tour begins at 3:30 pm Other times are available by appointment Please contact us for more information. Bleak house is an antebellum classical revival style house in knoxville, tennessee It is on the national register of historic places. Bleak house was built as a wedding present for louise franklin and robert houston armstrong
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. 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.
This beautiful antebellum mansion, known today as confederate memorial hall, was originally named bleak house after the charles dickens novel.
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