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Guide to Old North Knoxville

Where is Old North Knoxville?

Off Broad­way, just north of Down­town Knoxville and 4th & Gill. The neigh­bor­hood is roughly bounded by Cen­tral Street and Wood­land Avenue to the west of Broad­way, and Cecil Avenue, Sixth Avenue, and Glen­wood Avenue to the east of Broad­way. Old North Knoxville is very con­ve­nient to St. Mary’s, Down­town and UT and is eas­ily acces­si­ble via I-40, I-275, and Broadway.

Old North Knoxville Information

Old North Knoxville is one of Knoxville’s old­est his­toric com­mu­ni­ties, dat­ing back to the 1880s. Like 4th & Gill and Island Home, it was orig­i­nally one of Knoxville’s street­car sub­urbs. The neigh­bor­hood was made a his­toric dis­trict in 1922 and restora­tion and ren­o­va­tions have been ongo­ing since that time. Old North Knoxville, Inc. and Knox Her­itage have both worked to save homes in the dis­trict which would oth­er­wise have been demolished.

The area is an archi­tec­ture lover’s heaven. Built over the course of sev­eral decades, it fea­tures sev­eral late 19th cen­tury and early 20th cen­tury home styles, includ­ing Queen Anne, Folk Vic­to­rian, Crafts­man, Colo­nial Revival, Tudor Revival, Neo­clas­si­cal, and French Eclectic.

With side­walks on almost every street, Old North Knoxville is also a great place for peo­ple look­ing for a walk­a­ble lifestyle. The area is also adja­cent to the new “Down­town North” cor­ri­dor and is within walk­ing dis­tance of the new restau­rants, shops, and other busi­nesses that are cur­rently spring­ing up there.

Hun­gry Old North Knox­ers can choose to hoof over to Down­town North to enjoy some delec­table sweets at Mag­pies or some­thing a lit­tle health­ier at The Glow­ing Bowl cafe (part of The Glow­ing Body yoga stu­dio). Other eater­ies within walk­ing dis­tance include the funky Time Warp Tea Room and the time tested and tasty Freezo, both on Cen­tral Ave. Res­i­dents can also drive, bike or walk the short dis­tance to Knoxville’s Old City, where they can get a hot cup of cof­fee at Old City Java or a frosty cold pint at The Crown and Goose.

Old North Knoxville is cur­rently zoned for Chris­ten­berry Ele­men­tary School, Whit­tle Springs Mid­dle School and Ful­ton High School.

You will totally dig Old North Knoxville if you’re look­ing for:

• a home with char­ac­ter or a his­toric home
• some­thing close to Down­town or UT campus
• a close knit community
• some­thing very close to a high school
• a very walk­a­ble neighborhood

You’ll want to skip Old North Knoxville if you’re look­ing for:

• a new or newer neighborhood
• easy access to mall shopping
• some­thing in a sub­ur­ban setting
• a low traf­fic neighborhood
• some­thing off the beaten path

Images of Old North Knoxville

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