1846- Tennessee School for the Deaf / Civil War Hospital / Knoxville City Hall

This building is located on the north end of downtown Knoxville, at 601 Summitt Hill Drive.

The historic marker outside the building reads:

"Civil War Hospital"

"This building was used as a hospital for Confederate forces from their occupation of Knoxville until September, 1863; thereafter similarly by the Federals. It was formerly the main building for the Tennessee School for the Deaf, which was located on these premises from 1846 to 1924. The School was then moved to Island Home and this building became the Knoxville City Hall."

From the publication "The Future of Knoxville’s Past- Historic and Architectural Resources in Knoxville, Tennessee- Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission, October 2006," prepared by the Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission:

“School for Deaf/Knoxville City Hall, 601 W. Summit Hill Drive (1846 through 1904). Seven buildings comprise what was the campus of the School for the Deaf. The first of these was built in 1846, and is a wing of the primary building, which is an 1848 Greek Revival-style building built by Jacob Newnan. A west wing was added to that building in 1853, an Italianate Classroom building in 1874, the Romanesque 1879 Chapel designed by Baumann Brothers, and a Neoclassical Classroom building. The final addition was made in 1904 to the Romanesque Chapel” (p. 22-23).