Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Alfred Buffat Homeplace
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022
1. Alfred Buffat Homeplace Marker
John Alfred Parker, owner
On the National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Department of Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 36° 1.647′ N, 83° 51.767′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is on Loves Creek south of Buffat Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1725 Loves Creek, Knoxville TN 37924, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buffat Mill (approx. half a mile away); Speedway Circle (approx. 2 miles away); Mr. Anderson's Log College (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mary Frances Housley (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site of Fort Adair (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fort Adair (approx. 3.6 miles away); Savage Garden (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mt. Fuji (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.
Regarding Alfred Buffat Homeplace. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Originally built as a simple one-story 4-room and hall structure in 1867, the house was expanded to two stories three years later. The porticoeswere also added at that time.
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The house, known as "The Maples," was the center of community life until the turn of the century. This was primarily because of the mill Buffat owned. The cottage next to the house was built for the miller and his family and was constructed about the same time as the house. The cottage is also of frame construction and both the house and cottage have yellow poplar siding. Lumber for the community's houses was cut from the Buffat farm, sawed into timbers and boards at the Buffat mill and the structures assembled by neighbors and friends.
Also see . . . Alfred Buffat. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Alfred Buffat Homeplace
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022
3. Alfred Buffat Homeplace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,188 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
