Neighborhood of the Week: Fourth & Gill
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This week we’re revisiting a Neighborhood of Neighborhood of the Weeks Gone By that is just north of downtown and which is steeped in history and rich in architecture:historic Fourth & Gill.
- © 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.
Located just east of Broadway about a mile or so north of downtown, Fourth & Gill is one of Knoxville’s oldest “streetcar suburbs” and is full of many styles of historic homes. From the Fourth & Gill neighborhood website:
Historic Fourth & Gill is an excellent example of the neighborhoods that flourished in Knoxville during the last quarter of the 19th Century…
…The architectural styles present in the Fourth and Gill Historic Overlay District are a good representation of the residential architecture popular in America between the 1880′s and the 1940′s…The Fourth and Gill Historic Overlay District features over 280 residential structures, including single family houses, duplexes, and apartment buildings. The district also contains one school and three churches. The houses are primarily of frame construction, with large porches and complex rooflines. Most of the masonry veneer and load bearing construction occurred in the 20th Century. Although a number of different styles exist in the Fourth and Gill Historic Overlay District, the majority are Queen Anne and Craftsmen styles.
Many of the houses were designed by some of Knoxville’s most notable architects, including George F. Barber and Joseph Bauman…Historically the area was made up of a varied group of people. Professionals and laborers, families and transients, blacks and whites all lived in close proximity to one another. The neighborhood was home to merchants, mayors and a governor, Robert L. Taylor…
…Within the last two decades the neighborhood has begun to reclaim much of its former glory. The district’s name reflects this effort, being derived from the location of a converted house that serves as the neighborhood center. Owners who could foresee the positive social value of cooperative inner city living have attractively restored many distressed properties to comfortable, modern standards. The Historic Fourth and Gill Neighborhood has a proud past and an equally illustrious future.
- © 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.
Fourth & Gill is just a hop, skip and a jump from downtown and the UT campus and is (normally) easily accessible by I-40 or Broadway.
It is a very walkable neighborhood, with sidewalks on just about every street. Veggies and organic foodies, can even walk to theThree Rivers Market, a whole foods co-op, located just across the way on Broadway.
- © 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.
Here’s Fourth & Gill by the numbers-
Historic Fourth & Gill*
Current On-Market Listings – 10
Average Asking Price: $208,530
Median Asking Price: $169,902
Average Square Footage: 2021
Most Expensive: $399,900 (4 BR, 3 BA, 3200+ sq ft on Gratz)
Least Expensive: $127,900 (2 BR, 1 BA, 900+ sq ft on Gill)
Middle of the Road: $189,000 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1900+ sq ft on Luttrell)
Current Pending Sales -3
Average Asking Price: $239,100
Median Asking Price: $239,900
Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2009 – 2
Average Sales Price – $152,250
Median Sales Price – NA
Average Sq Ft – 2267
Average Days on Market – 245
Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008 – 3
Average Sales Price – $182,000
Median Sales Price – $165,000
Average Sq Ft – 2208
Average Days on Market -77
*Data taken from KAARMLS on 02/15/09 does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS, or multi-family units.
For even more info on Fourth & Gill, check out my Fourth & Gill neighborhood guide over at Knoxify. It’s chock full of neighborhood goodness!
As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, just give me a shout.
If you would like to receive a full list of properties for sale in this neighborhood, or if you would like to be notified of new listings,send me an email with either “Current Fourth & Gill Listings” or “New Fourth & Gill Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam ain’t part of the deal.
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Author: Suzy
Hard working Knoxville real estate agent by day. Intrepid Knoxville real estate blogger by night.
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