King, Edward Washington, House - Bristol, TN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Per the book Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia by Victor N. Phillips, pages 12-14, James King purchased 1600 acres of land in 1814 for $10,000 in gold (equivalent to $3.5 million today) delivered by horseback to Frankfort, KY. The tract of land included what was the former Fort Shelby constructed by Evan Shelby (see also TN historical marker Waymark WM68KR). James did not build a house here because his wife objected as there was a former slave cemetery in the fort.
Subsequent relative E.W. King did build this Queen Anne design home on this high ground.

The home is vacant and per a sign in the yard, to become the Bristol Regional Museum. No work has begun.

Street address: 308 7th St., Bristol, TN USA 37620 County / Borough / Parish: Sullivan County Year listed: 1999 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/23/2011 Manville Possum visited it