UT's Tyson Alumni House
- Also Known As: James M Meek House
- Also Known As: Lawrence Tyson House
- Also Known As: University of Tennessee's Tyson Alumni House
- Address: Volunteer Blvd
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1895/00/00 | Tyson House is built in 1895 by Julius Lewis of New York for Knoxville businessman James M Meek. | |||||
1896/00/00 | Lawrence Davis Tyson | Home | The Meek family sells the family home and adjacent land at auction. The top bidder is Bettie McGhee Tyson, wife of entrepreneur and philanthropist Lawrence D Tyson. | |||
1896/00/00 | Bettie Humes McGhee Tyson | Home | The Meek family sells the family home and adjacent land at auction. The top bidder is Bettie McGhee Tyson, wife of entrepreneur and philanthropist Lawrence D Tyson. | |||
1907/00/00 | George F Barber | Architect | Bettie Tyson receives a large inheritance from her father, Charles McGhee, and hires Barber to add new features, including the portico with Corinthian columns on the east side, and a covered carriage entrance, a third-story ballroom and landscaping. | |||
1935/00/00 | Isabella Tyson Gilpin | Home | Isabella Gilpin donates the family estate to St Johns Episcopal Church as a memorial to her parents for use as a student center. | |||
1954/00/00 | St Johns Episcopal Church sells the Tyson house to UT. Since then, Tyson House has held offices for the Agriculture Extension, the Art Department, and, since 1982, for the Knoxville Alumni Affairs staff. |
Particulars for UT's Tyson Alumni House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Sight Category | Building |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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