Forest Heights, Knoxville
Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District | |
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| Location | Forest Hills Boulevard Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°56′44″N83°59′09″W/ 35.94556°N 83.98583°W |
| Built | 1928–1938[1] |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival,Colonial Revival,Dutch Colonial Revival,French Eclectic |
| NRHP referenceNo. | 92000350 |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1992 |
Forest Heightsis a neighborhood inKnoxville, Tennessee.It is located inWest Knoxville,surrounded by theconcurrentInterstates 40and75to the north, Highland Memorial Cemetery to the west, and Sutherland Avenue to the south.[2]The oldest parts of the neighborhood along Forest Hills Boulevard have been listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesas the Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District.
The neighborhood was initially constructed in the 1920s and 1930s, though most of the current houses date to afterWorld War II.Much like Knoxville neighborhoods such asSequoyah Hills,North Hills,andLindbergh Forest,the early development of Forest Heights was influenced by the rise of automobile travel. The neighborhood was annexed by the city of Knoxville in 1960. Interstates 40 and 75 bisected the community much to the protestation of the neighborhood residents.
ItsZIP Codeis 37919.
References
[edit]- ^Ann K. Bennett,National Register of Historic Places inventory form for Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District,28 August 1991.
- ^Forest Heights Neighborhood Homeowners' AssociationArchived2015-06-26 at theWayback Machine,City of Knoxville website. Retrieved: 24 June 2015.
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