HAZEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC

HAZEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC Scroll Saving and sharing 130 years of Knoxville history through research, preservation, and education. Tours & Visits → Programs & Events → Giving & Support → The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located atop Mabry's Hill in Knoxville, Tennessee.Completed by 1858, three generations of the same family resided in the Italianate-style home overlooking downtown Knoxville, the Tennessee River, and Great Smoky Mountains. Furnished and decorated in the style of several decades, Mabry-Hazen gives a rare view into 130 years of Knoxville history. The museum showcases one of the largest original family collections in America with over 2,500 original artifacts on display. Learn about the origins of Knoxville's iconic Market Square, the bitter divisions of the Civil War, the struggles and triumphs of Emancipation in Tennessee, the infamous 1882 Gunfight on Gay Street, the rise of Knoxville industry, the scandalous 1934 breach of promise and seduction trial, and much more through the rich, colorful lives of the Mabry and Hazen families. Photography by Mike O’Neill, 2021