James Park House

JAMES PARK HOUSE

The foundation for this house was laid by 
Governor John Sevier on a block bought from 
Knoxville fonder James White in 1979. James 
Park, pioneer merchant and Knoxville's second 
Mayor, completed the main house in 1812. His 
son, Dr. James Park occupied the house until
1912. It subsequently housed a War Work Shop and 
tearoom for the Red Cross, the Reaves-
Leach infirmary, and the Knoxville Academy 
of Medicine. The Gulf & Ohio Railways 
renovated the house in 2006.

Submitted by Rob Sweeney