The house stands on land that was once part of the large estate established by early Knoxville resident Drury P. Armstrong (1799–1856). Armstrong built Crescent Bend, which still stands nearby, in 1834. Robert H. Armstrong, a son of Drury, inherited a portion of his father's estate. The Bleak House, built in 1858, also still stands a few blocks from Westwood on Kingston Pike.[2]
Westwood was designed in the Queen Anne style by the local architectural firm of Baumann Brothers. Unlike most Queen Anne houses extant in Knoxville, the house was executed in brick and stone, incorporating some Richardsonian Romanesque elements. The 5,000-square-foot (460 m2), 10-bedroom house has 10 fireplaces with custom mantels and decorative tiles. The front parlor features a hand-painted ceiling.[3]
Adelia Armstrong Lutz was an accomplished painter who had studied at the Corcoran in Washington, D.C., the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and in Europe. She maintained an art studio in the house, in an unusual long room on the eastern side of the house that has a high ceiling, tall louvered windows, and skylights. Its hardwood floors are laid with alternating types of wood, creating a striped effect, and the walls are painted red.[3][4]
Westwood remained in the Lutz family until 2009, when the Lutzes' granddaughter died. In 2012, the house was purchased by the Aslan Foundation, which planned to restore the house and transfer it to the local historic preservation organization, Knox Heritage, for its offices.[3][4] Restoration plans included removing a garage and a recreation room that was added in the 20th century, repainting in the style of the period, and updating the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems.[3]
^Alice Howell, Lucile Deaderick (ed.), Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1976), pp. 561-563.
^ abcdAmy McCrary, "Historic Home to be Regional Center for Preservation," Knoxville News Sentinel, 17 September 2012. Retrieved: 17 September 2012.
^ abJack Neely (May 30, 2012). . Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
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Further readingedit
Knoxville: Fifty Landmarks. (Knoxville: The Knoxville Heritage Committee of the Junior League of Knoxville, 1976), page 23.
January 01, 1970
westwood, knoxville, tennessee, westwood, historic, home, located, 3425, kingston, pike, edge, sequoyah, hills, area, knoxville, tennessee, also, known, adelia, armstrong, lutz, house, house, built, 1890, john, lutz, wife, artist, adelia, armstrong, lutz, land. Westwood is a historic home located at 3425 Kingston Pike at the edge of the Sequoyah Hills area of Knoxville Tennessee Also known as the Adelia Armstrong Lutz House the house was built in 1890 by John Lutz and his wife artist Adelia Armstrong Lutz on land given to them by Adelia s father Robert H Armstrong In 1984 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture WestwoodU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocation3425 Kingston Pike Knoxville TennesseeCoordinates35 56 55 N 83 56 58 W 35 94861 N 83 94944 W 35 94861 83 94944Area1 4 acres 0 57 ha Built1890ArchitectBaumann BrothersArchitectural styleQueen Anne RomanesqueNRHP reference No 84000366 1 Added to NRHPNovember 8 1984 The house stands on land that was once part of the large estate established by early Knoxville resident Drury P Armstrong 1799 1856 Armstrong built Crescent Bend which still stands nearby in 1834 Robert H Armstrong a son of Drury inherited a portion of his father s estate The Bleak House built in 1858 also still stands a few blocks from Westwood on Kingston Pike 2 Westwood was designed in the Queen Anne style by the local architectural firm of Baumann Brothers Unlike most Queen Anne houses extant in Knoxville the house was executed in brick and stone incorporating some Richardsonian Romanesque elements The 5 000 square foot 460 m2 10 bedroom house has 10 fireplaces with custom mantels and decorative tiles The front parlor features a hand painted ceiling 3 Adelia Armstrong Lutz was an accomplished painter who had studied at the Corcoran in Washington D C the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and in Europe She maintained an art studio in the house in an unusual long room on the eastern side of the house that has a high ceiling tall louvered windows and skylights Its hardwood floors are laid with alternating types of wood creating a striped effect and the walls are painted red 3 4 Westwood remained in the Lutz family until 2009 when the Lutzes granddaughter died In 2012 the house was purchased by the Aslan Foundation which planned to restore the house and transfer it to the local historic preservation organization Knox Heritage for its offices 3 4 Restoration plans included removing a garage and a recreation room that was added in the 20th century repainting in the style of the period and updating the plumbing HVAC and electrical systems 3 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Alice Howell Lucile Deaderick ed Heart of the Valley A History of Knoxville Tennessee Knoxville Tenn East Tennessee Historical Society 1976 pp 561 563 a b c d Amy McCrary Historic Home to be Regional Center for Preservation Knoxville News Sentinel 17 September 2012 Retrieved 17 September 2012 a b Jack Neely May 30 2012 Aslan Foundation Acquires a Kingston Pike Landmark Metro Pulse Archived from the original on February 2 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westwood Knoxville Tennessee What s Behind Those Serpentine Walls Historic Westwood Inside of Knoxville April 2013Further reading editKnoxville Fifty Landmarks Knoxville The Knoxville Heritage Committee of the Junior League of Knoxville 1976 page 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westwood Knoxville Tennessee amp oldid 1091253439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
