Craighead-Jackson House, Knoxville

The Craighead-Jackson House, a two-story white brick structure with a basement, holds significant historical value. Its first level encompasses a central hallway spanning the house's east to west, with two main entrances, a staircase, a sitting room on the north side, and a parlor on the south. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms, with the southern one slightly larger than the northern one. The basement features a dining room and a large "unfinished" space, with chimneys located at the house's north and south ends. A small porch adorns the west-facing entrance, and a covered porch is at the back.

In 1818, John Craighead (1783鈥�1826), a Knoxville city alderman and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, purchased the land on which the house stands. The same year, he built the house and resided there with his family until 1855. In the late 1850s, the house passed to George Jackson, a Knoxville physician. Local legend has it that one of Jackson's servants, working in the kitchen, perished in a fire caused by her skirt catching fire, and her ghost haunts the building.

Today, the Craighead-Jackson House is registered on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Sight Name: Craighead-Jackson House
Sight Location: Knoxville, USA (See walking tours in Knoxville)
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