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Historic Chattanooga Post Office
Check out Chattanooga’s old post office! Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1893. It was a post office until 1933 when it became offices for TVA. It has been the US Bankruptcy Court since 1991.
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Renovated Chattanooga Victorian
This renovated Victorian was built in 1885. It’s undergone some serious changes over the years, but I love that it’s still bounded by its original limestone walls.
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Idyllic Italianate in Chattanooga
This is the Gaskill House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was built somewhere between 1882 and 1884 for Clinton and Sallie Lee Gaskill. They were prominent in both business and social affairs in their community. It’s an Italianate with Eastlake features and it has been very well preserved over the years.
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St Elmo Historic District Home
Chattanooga Charmerย This home is located in the largest historic district in the state of Tennessee, the St Elmo Historic District! It was built somewhere between 1889 and 1904 and has been extensively renovated. I love this historic neighborhood! It’s a lovely drive around the Lookout Mountain area.
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Brick Queen Anne in Chatt Town
Wowee! The Caleb Isbester House, in Chattanooga, was built in 1896. The Queen Anne Victorian home has some pretty cool chateauesque features. I couldn’t help but think it looks like a castle right there on the corner of Oak and Douglas streets! Caleb Isbester died just 2 years after completing his home and it went…
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St. Elmo Historic Home
Have you ever heard of the St. Elmo Historic District in Chattanooga, Tennessee? It’s the largest historic district in Tennessee with a total of 752 structures contributing. This home was built in the 1890s to very early 1900s. St. Elmo was first known as Cross Roads and began in 1879. The name St. Elmo derived…
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Large Columns Added Later
This incredibly stately home is the Brabson House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was built in 1857 by Reese Bowen Brabson. It was used as headquarters for General Braxton Bragg during the Civil War and later as a hosptial for wounded soldiers. It didn’t gain the large columns until the 1930s when D.B. Loveman bought and…
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Chattanooga Historic Home Shines
The McConnell House in Chattanooga, Tennessee – Circa 1885. The home was built for Chancellor T.M. McConnell. It was passed on to his son-in-law in Sam Erwin and to this day, some locals still call it the Erwin House. It’s a beautiful Italian villa style that is considered one of the finest high Victorian houses…
