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Westwood (Knoxville, Tennessee)

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Westwood remained in the Lutz family until 2009, when the Lutzes' granddaughter died. In 2012, the house was purchased by the Aslan Foundation, which planned to restore the house and transfer it to the local historic preservation organization, Knox Heritage, for its offices. Restoration plans
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elements. The 5,000-square-foot (460 m), 10-bedroom house has 10 fireplaces with custom mantels and decorative tiles. The front parlor features a hand-painted ceiling.
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The house stands on land that was once part of the large estate established by early Knoxville resident Drury P. Armstrong (1799–1856). Armstrong built
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included removing a garage and a recreation room that was added in the 20th century, repainting in the style of the period, and updating the
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Adelia Armstrong Lutz was an accomplished painter who had studied at the
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
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National Register of Historic Places in Knoxville, Tennessee
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What’s Behind Those Serpentine Walls? Historic Westwood
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Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee
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Historic Home to be Regional Center for Preservation
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Knoxville, Tennessee
35°56′55″N 83°56′58″W / 35.94861°N 83.94944°W / 35.94861; -83.94944
Baumann Brothers
84000366
Kingston Pike
Sequoyah Hills
Knoxville, Tennessee
Adelia Armstrong Lutz
National Register of Historic Places
Crescent Bend
Bleak House
Queen Anne
Baumann Brothers
Richardsonian Romanesque
Corcoran
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
skylights
plumbing
HVAC
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service




Historic Home to be Regional Center for Preservation

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