Crescent Bend
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Crescent Bend is a historic home at 2728 Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee
. The building is known as Crescent Bend because of its location on a bend
of the Tennessee River
. It is also known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, Longview and Logueval. Crescent Bend was built in 1834 by Drury Paine Armstrong (1799-1856), a farmer, merchant and public official who estimated that the house had cost him $5,517. The house was once the centerpiece of a 600 acres (2.4 km²) farm. This is one of three early homes built by the Armstrong family on Kingston Pike
, the others being Bleak House (Knoxville) and Westwood (Knoxville). It was later purchased by Percy Lockett. It was also C.S.A. General Joseph B. Kershaw
's headquarters during the Siege of Knoxville.
It is a contributing property
to the Kingston Pike Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The home is a traditional brick farmhouse. The home's contents include 18th century English and American furniture, decorative arts and silver. The property includes formal Italian gardens with nine terraces and five fountains. The house and gardens are open to the public.
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...
. The building is known as Crescent Bend because of its location on a bend
Meander
A meander in general is a bend in a sinuous watercourse. A meander is formed when the moving water in a stream erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. A stream of any volume may assume a meandering course, alternately eroding sediments from the outside of a bend and depositing them on the...
of the Tennessee River
Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names...
. It is also known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, Longview and Logueval. Crescent Bend was built in 1834 by Drury Paine Armstrong (1799-1856), a farmer, merchant and public official who estimated that the house had cost him $5,517. The house was once the centerpiece of a 600 acres (2.4 km²) farm. This is one of three early homes built by the Armstrong family on Kingston Pike
Kingston Pike, Knoxville
Kingston Pike is a highway in Knox County, Tennessee, USA, that connects Downtown Knoxville with West Knoxville, Farragut, and other communities in the western part of the county. The road follows a merged stretch of U.S. Route 70 and U.S. Route 11...
, the others being Bleak House (Knoxville) and Westwood (Knoxville). It was later purchased by Percy Lockett. It was also C.S.A. General Joseph B. Kershaw
Joseph B. Kershaw
Joseph Brevard Kershaw was a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
's headquarters during the Siege of Knoxville.
It is a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
to the Kingston Pike Historic District, which is listed 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 home is a traditional brick farmhouse. The home's contents include 18th century English and American furniture, decorative arts and silver. The property includes formal Italian gardens with nine terraces and five fountains. The house and gardens are open to the public.