Blount mansion is a wonderful place to go! I went with a group and it was lots of fun! The tour guide was amazing! We just didn't get enough time to go downstairs where the slaves were! Well I would love to go agin! 😀

This is an awesomely preserved mansion that is totally open to the public and is filled with items, paintings, hardware, and fixtures of the time when Knoxville first went on the map.

My husband and I visited this historic site while in Knoxville. The guide was super knowledgeable and the home was amazing.

We went with a group ! The guides treated us to hot spiced cider and an entertaining tour. this is a nice tour. There are lots of things to do in Knoxville, this is something important to do here.

I have visited Blount Mansion several times, and each time learn something new. The guides are very knowledgeable and have a love and respect for the home and the owner William Blount. On view are several furnished rooms on ground level, two bedrooms on the second, the kitchen, and a study focusing on early TN history.

Next to the Tennessee River in Knoxville is a well-restored bit of history. The Blount Mansion was originally built in 1792 for William Blount who was the Governor of the territory south of the Ohio River and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The “mansion” served as Blount’s home and also as the capitol of what is... More

If you are into Tennessee history, this is a must-see house museum. They have an impressive collection of period antiques, a good orientation video and friendly tour guide. The house itself is not particularly architecturally interesting but its age considering its location and the events that occurred there from the writing of Tennessee's first state constitution to the visit of... More

Enjoyed a tour of the Blount Mansion. The tour guide is quite knowledgable. Also greatly enjoyed the Civil War video in the upstairs of the office building. The gentleman there was a wealth of information about the Civil War.This is a "must" for any Civil War buff! Blount was a Governor of Tennessee and also signed the Constitution of Tennessee.