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Graham-Kivett House

Coordinates: 36°27′08″N 83°34′17″W / 36.45222°N 83.57139°W / 36.45222; -83.57139 (Graham-Kivette House)
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Graham-Kivette House
The house in 2015
Graham-Kivett House is located in Tennessee
Graham-Kivett House
LocationMain Street and Old Knoxville Road, Tazewell, Tennessee
Coordinates36°27′08″N 83°34′17″W / 36.45222°N 83.57139°W / 36.45222; -83.57139 (Graham-Kivette House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc.1800
Built byWilliam Graham
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.75001740[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

The Graham-Kivett House is a historic house in Tazewell, Tennessee. It was built of limestone around 1800 by William Graham, an immigrant from Ireland who co-founded of Tazewell.[2] The house was designed in the Federal architectural style.[2] By the turn of the 20th century, it belonged to William Yoakum, who sold it to James Kivett, a lawyer.[2] It was inherited by his son, J. K. Kivett, who served as the county judge of Claiborne County until he was "convicted in December 1956 of taking four $1,000 county bonds to a Knoxville bank in June 1954 to obtain a personal loan of $5,400."[3] The house remained in the Kivett family in the 1970s.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 29, 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Jon Coddington (May 16, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Graham-Kivette House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 11, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Auto Kills J. K. Kivett". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. July 1, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.