Bleak house is a victorian mansion built in 1858 by prominent knoxvillian, robert h The voice of chapter 89, united daughters of the confederacy, knoxville, tennessee. Armstrong, using slave labor to mold the bricks on site
During the siege of knoxville and the battle of fort sanders in november and december 1863, the home served as headquarters for confederate gens. During the war between the states the house was the headquarters for general james longstreet and his staff during the siege of knoxville, 17 november. The home now belongs to local chapter 89 of the united daughters of the confederacy and is commonly called confederate memorial hall
Confederate memorial hall and) is lovingly maintained and cared for by the united daughters of the confederacy, chapter 89 Bleak house was built as a wedding present for louise franklin and robert houston armstrong This beautiful antebellum mansion, known today as confederate memorial hall, was originally named bleak house after the charles dickens novel
