Sequoyah Hills, Knoxville

Name: Sequoyah Hills
Address: Knoxville, United States

#53 among attractions in Knoxville

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Sequoyah Hills is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, named for the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. It is located off Kingston Pike, between the city's downtown and West Knoxville. Initially developed in the 1920s, Sequoyah Hills was one of Knoxville's first suburbs and today is home to some of the city's most affluent residents. The neighborhood contains numerous notable examples of mid-20th century residential architecture, with houses designed by architects such as Charles I. Barber, Benjamin McMurry, and Francis Keally. ()

Coordinates: 35°56'19"N, 83°58'1"W

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Nearby attractions include: Neyland Stadium, Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville Museum of Art, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture.

2.6 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville
67 min walk • Neyland Stadium, is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several National Football League exhibition games.
2.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville
65 min walk • Thompson–Boling Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols basketball teams. Since 2008, it has been home to the Lady Vols volleyball team. It is named after B.
2.8 miNE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville
73 min walk • The Knoxville Museum of Art, is an art museum in Knoxville, Tennessee. It specializes in historical and contemporary art pieces from the East Tennessee region.
2.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Knoxville
62 min walk • The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is a museum located on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Built in 1963, exhibits focus on natural history, archaeology, anthropology, decorative arts, and local history.
1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Bleak House, Knoxville
25 min walk • Bleak House is an antebellum Classical Revival style house in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.1 miSW
Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Knoxville
54 min walk • The Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a cathedral and parish church located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville. The original cathedral church was completed in 1956 and the present church was completed in 2018.
2.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Fort Sanders, Knoxville
59 min walk • Fort Sanders is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, located west of the downtown area and immediately north of the main campus of the University of Tennessee.
2.4 miNE
Auditorium, Library
Hodges Library, Knoxville
61 min walk • The John C. Hodges Library is the main library of the University of Tennessee. Located at 1015 Volunteer Boulevard, it is one of many libraries the University of Tennessee houses.
1.3 miNE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Crescent Bend, Knoxville
34 min walk • Crescent Bend is a historic home at 2728 Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. The building is known as Crescent Bend because of its location on a bend of the Tennessee River. It is also known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, Longview and Logueval.
1.6 miE
Archaeological site
University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound, Knoxville
42 min walk • The UTK Agriculture Farm Mound site is an archaeological site on the agriculture campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The site is a burial mound made by people of the Woodland period, and has been dated as early as ca. 644 AD.
3.1 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville
80 min walk • The Tennessee Theatre is a movie palace in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The theater was built in 1928 in the 1908 Burwell Building, considered Knoxville's first skyscraper.