Ramsey House, Knoxville

Name: Ramsey House
Address: 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, 37914-9704, United States
Telephone: +1 865-546-0745

#22 among attractions in Knoxville

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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The Ramsey House is a two-story stone house in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Also known as Swan Pond, the house was constructed in 1797 by English architect Thomas Hope for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey, whose family operated a plantation at the site until the U.S. Civil War. In 1969, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in the region's early 19th-century history. ()

Built: 1797 (227 years ago)Coordinates: 35°58'0"N, 83°49'24"W

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2614 Thorngrove PikeKnoxville 37914-9704 United States

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Ramsey House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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