Leroy Keener House

The Leroy Keener House is a historic home located at 3506 Woodlawn School Road in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It is also known as KN 2844, Fairview and Summer's Haven. Designed in the Federal style, the house was built in 1842 by Leroy Keener although now owned by Thomas F. Hunt and Olivia J. Hunt , Leroy Keener was an early Knox County farmer.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 for its architecture and role in the area's early settlement.[2]

Leroy Keener House
Owned By Thomas Franklin Hunt and Olivia Joan Hunt
Location3506 Woodlawn School Rd.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°56′52″N 83°43′22.8″W
Built1842
Architectural styleFederal
MPSKnoxville and Knox County MPS
NRHP reference No.97001440
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1997

Leroy Keener's father, Peter Keener, moved to the Seven Islands area from Pennsylvania in 1809. The home of Peter Keener, a two-story log structure, still stands nearby on Seven Islands Road.[1] Leroy Keener built his house in 1842, shortly after his marriage to Mary Jane McCallie. Keener's descendants occupied the house until 1913.[1]

The house is a two-story brick structure. Several outbuildings still stand near the house, including a servants' quarters and a smokehouse.[1]

See also

References

  1. Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, South County Sector Plan, 11 October 2012, pp. 23, 64. Retrieved: 28 January 2014.
  2. Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved: 28 January 2014.


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