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Blount Mansion
200 West Hill Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
865-525-2375
https://www.blountmansion.org/
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Opened in 1926, Blount Mansion, a National Historic Landmark, is Knoxville's oldest operating museum. Once a home to U. S. Constitution signer William Blount, much of the Tennessee Constitution was drafted there. The frame and clapboard house, with its shingled, gabled roof, would have been unusual when it was built in 1792. The mansion contains many period artifacts and furnishings, including some personal correspondence. Adjacent to the Mansion is another historic home—the Craighead-Jackson House, a three-story brick Federalist structure built around 1818. The buildings are surrounded by the only public garden in downtown Knoxville, its design based on styles prevalent in 18th century. Check the website for tour details.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Free admission for up to two (2) adults and four (4) children.
Please bring your printed or downloaded pass, and photo ID to redeem your pass.
Historic Westwood
3425 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
865-523-8008
https://www.knoxheritage.org/westwood/
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Westwood is the historic home, studio, and gallery of artist Adelia Armstrong Lutz. Visits are by tour of the Queen Anne style house, with its collection of work by local artists, frescoes by Lutz and a fellow artist, slag lamps, period furnishings and family memorabilia. Among the important architectural features is the artist's large studio with its fireplace, a cathedral ceiling and skylights in which the artist often hosted the Nicholson Art League as one of the founding members. Check the website for tour details.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Each pass is redeemable for one (1) admission. Patrons may check this pass out up to two (2) times per month.
Please bring the printed pass to redeem your pass.
Mabry Hazen House
1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915
865-522-8661
http://www.mabryhazen.com/
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The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, located in an Italianate and Greek Revival-style home built in 1858 overlooking downtown Knoxville, the Tennessee River, and the Great Smoky Mountains, houses one of the largest original family collections in America—three generations—with over 2,000 original artifacts on display. Located just down the road, but connected to the museum, is Bethel Cemetery, the final resting place of approximately 1,600 Confederate soldiers—a small museum details the history of it as it pertains to the Civil War in Knoxville. Visits to the Mabry-Hazen House Museum are by tour. Consult the museum website for details.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass provides free admission for 2 adults and up to 2 students (high-school or college). Children under 13 are free. Passes will be available Monday - Thursday.
Pass is valid only for the date selected. Not valid for after-hours or special events. Patrons may check this pass out up to two (2) times per year. Please note: Mabry-Hazen House is closed for daily guided tours from December 15, 2023 until March 1, 2024.
Museum of Appalachia
2819 Andersonville Highway, Knoxville, TN 37716
865-494-7680
https://www.museumofappalachia.org/
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Founded in 1969, the Museum of Appalachia looks at the history of the region through the portrayal of an authentic mountain farm and pioneer village, with historic log structures, exhibit buildings filled with authentic Appalachian artifacts, multiple gardens, and free-range farm animals. Their holdings of over 250,000 objects include folk art, musical instruments, baskets, quilts, and Native American artifacts, among other things. Buildings of note on the museum grounds include a log cabin believed to have belonged to the parents of author Mark Twain. There is a gift shop and a restaurant on the premises, the latter with a menu informed by the theme of the museum. Check their website for special events.
Categories: Architecture, Children, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Free family admission (2 adults + immediate children) on Wednesdays.
Please bring the printed pass and photo ID to redeem your pass. Contact the Library at 865-215-8700 with questions.
Museum of East Tennessee History
601 South Gay Street , Knoxville, TN 37902
865-215-8830
https://www.easttnhistory.org/museum-east-tennessee-history
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Located in Knoxville, the Museum of East Tennessee History focuses on the history and culture of the 35 counties that make up the eastern part of the state. Its permanent collection contains more than 13,000 artifacts representing over three centuries of life in the region, presented in both permanent and changing exhibitions. The museum's collection is especially strong in three areas: decorative arts (notably furniture and paintings), textiles (especially quilts), and Civil War items—both from Union and Confederate armies—that make clear the “divided loyalties” so predominate in the region.
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass will allow two free adult admissions Monday through Wednesday. Children 16 and younger are free. Patrons may check this pass out up to two (2) times per month.
Please bring a printed or downloaded pass to redeem your pass.