Middlebrook (Knoxville, Tennessee)

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Middlebrook
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Location 4001 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°57′50″N83°58′39″W / 35.96389°N 83.97750°W / 35.96389; -83.97750 Coordinates: 35°57′50″N83°58′39″W / 35.96389°N 83.97750°W / 35.96389; -83.97750
Built 1845
Architect Gideon Morgan Hazen
NRHP reference # 74001920 [1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1974

Middlebrook is a historic house located at 4001 Middlebrook Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was constructed circa 1845 by Gideon Morgan Hazen, and is one of the oldest existing frame residences in Knoxville. [2]

Knoxville, Tennessee City in Tennessee, United States

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