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The
East City Sector is located near the headwaters of the Tennessee River,
at the confluence of the French Broad and Holston Rivers. This environmentally
sensitive area is rich in history and contains dramatic vistas. Well-established
neighborhoods, historically significant properties and remarkable scenery
give the East City sector special identity and it is important that
these qualities be preserved and enhanced by future development, not
destroyed.
Historically
Significant Properties
Protecting historic sites is an important component in the overall
preservation of the community. A new survey should take place in the
immediate future to insure that the inventory of historically significant
properties is current.
- Federal
House–4317 Washington Pike (1865). Early settlement, two story
brick house.
- Primitive
Church–4220 Washington Pike (1915). Gothic Revival architecture.
- Park
City Historic District and Extension—Contains a strong assemblage
of early 20th century Craftsman and Bungalow Houses, and homes of
later revival styles. This portion of the district also reflects the
extension of streetcar lines to Chilhowee Park.
- Chilhowee
Park Bandstand— Constructed of East Tennessee marble, illuminates
the importance of Chilhowee Park as an early community entertainment
center.
- Holston
Hills Country Club Historic District—Includes
the golf course and some of the first homes constructed in Holston
Hills.
- Williams
House—2225 Riverside Drive (1842). Built by Colonel John William’s
son on land carved from his father’s original land grant. The house
doubled in size during a 1899 remodeling and became known as Colonial
Hall.
- Mark
B. Whitaker Water Plant— Riverside Drive (1926). Named for a retired
general manager of Knoxville Utilities Board, it was designed in a
Collegiate Gothic style at a cost of over one million dollars.
- Colonel
John Williams House—2325 Dandridge Avenue (1826). Federal Style
two-story brick house from early settlement era which was the home
of John and Melinda White Williams. The building housed the Negro
Division of the Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb, and more recently,
the Sertoma Learning Center.
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Several
homes along Holston Hills Road were built in the 1920’s and have been
recommended for the National Register.
The
Bandstand at Chilhowee Park was an early community entertainment center.
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Conservation
Neighborhoods
Over the next 15 years many of the neighborhoods in this sector
will be more than 50 years old. Guidelines for these neighborhoods including
North Hills, Holston Hills, Chilhowee Hills and Fairmont-Emoriland should
be developed to insure compatible infill development and to help retain
their special character and individuality. Entire portions of the neighborhoods
may not qualify. In some cases, a special zoning district developed
for older, non-historic neighborhoods should be used. This zoning district
does not currently exist.
Some
neighborhoods in the sector have additional needs beyond conservation.
To preserve the existing housing stock and prevent further decline,
rehabilitation should take place within the Empowerment Zone and other
neighborhoods as needed. Federal funding for grants, low-interest loans,
and other incentives can be used to assist with home ownership and maintenance.
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Guidelines
should be developed to preserve the special character of older neighborhoods.
Rehabilitation
should take place using federal funding to preserve housing stock within
the Empowerment Zone.
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