Camp House
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Greystone, also called the Camp House, is a prominent historic home in Knoxville, Tennessee
. It is an imposing structure, and is on the National Register of Historic Places
. The mansion
is located at 1306 Broadway.
Major Eldad Cicero Camp
began constructing his home in 1885. Architect Alfred B. Mullet designed the mansion in the Richardson Romanesque style (Mullett had previously designed the Customs House building in Downtown Knoxville). The home two and a half stories, with a three-story tower in the front. The exterior of the home is sheathed in stone from a quarry in Lake City, Tennessee
. The home contains elaborate handcarved mantels from France
. Each room is paneled in a different type of wood. The heads of windows include stained glass panels, and twenty two types of marble are used in the house. A carriage house also remains on the site.
Major Camp was born in Ohio, served in the Union army
during the Civil War
, made Knoxville his home and was appointed a U.S. District Attorney by President Ulysses S. Grant
. The mansion declined during World War II
, when it was subdivided into apartments. However, it was purchased by WATE-TV
in 1965 and restored. It continues to be used by WATE to this day.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. It is an imposing structure, and is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
is located at 1306 Broadway.
Major Eldad Cicero Camp
Eldad Cicero Camp
Eldad Cicero Camp, Jr. was an American coal tycoon, attorney and philanthropist, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the vicinity, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
began constructing his home in 1885. Architect Alfred B. Mullet designed the mansion in the Richardson Romanesque style (Mullett had previously designed the Customs House building in Downtown Knoxville). The home two and a half stories, with a three-story tower in the front. The exterior of the home is sheathed in stone from a quarry in Lake City, Tennessee
Lake City, Tennessee
Lake City is a town in Anderson and Campbell counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville. The population was 1,888 at the 2000 census...
. The home contains elaborate handcarved mantels from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Each room is paneled in a different type of wood. The heads of windows include stained glass panels, and twenty two types of marble are used in the house. A carriage house also remains on the site.
Major Camp was born in Ohio, served in the Union army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, made Knoxville his home and was appointed a U.S. District Attorney by President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
. The mansion declined during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, when it was subdivided into apartments. However, it was purchased by WATE-TV
WATE-TV
WATE-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Eastern Tennessee licensed to Knoxville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 6 as well as Comcast and Knology...
in 1965 and restored. It continues to be used by WATE to this day.