The Isaac Ziegler House was a historic home once located at 712 North 4th Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. Designed by prominent Knoxville catalog architect George Franklin Barber, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was described as the most ornate Queen Anne-Romanesque house in Tennessee.[1]

Isaac Ziegler House
Ziegler House, HABS photograph
Location712 N. Fourth Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°58′43″N 83°55′4″W / 35.97861°N 83.91778°W / 35.97861; -83.91778
Built1892[1]
ArchitectGeorge Franklin Barber
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.75001765
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1975
Removed from NRHPAugust 1, 1986

History

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Side elevation of house with porch removed. 1983

The house was built in 1892. Demographic changes in Knoxville's inner city neighborhoods and the construction of the Magnolia Expressway across the street from the house contributed to the neglect and deterioration of the once impressive house. It was finally demolished by the city.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Joseph Herndon, Historic American Buildings Survey - Isaac Zeigler House, 1974. Retrieved: 4 May 2011.

Sources

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  • Knoxville: Fifty Landmarks. (Knoxville: The Knoxville Heritage Committee of the Junior League of Knoxville, 1976).
  • Barber, George F. Victorian Cottage Architecture: An American Catalog of Designs, 1891. (Dover, 2004)
  • Barber, George F. The Cottage Souvenir: Containing over two hundred original designs and plans of artistic dwellings. (S.B. Newman & Co; Rev. edition, 1892).
  • Barber, George F. The Cottage Souvenir No. 2: Containing one hundred and twenty original designs in cottage and detail architecture. (S.B. Newman & Co., 1891).
  • Barber, George F. Art in Architecture,: With the modern architectural designer for those who wish to build or beautify their homes. (S.B. Newman; 2d ed edition, 1902).
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