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Maison Dickenson, Knoxville, 1856

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File Name	shades_mccl_0011.tif
Creator	Burnand, Auguste (ca. 1835-1860)
Title	Maison Dickenson, Knoxville, 1856
Alternate Title	Swiss American Sketchbook, August Burnand 008
Date	1856
Genre	Drawings
Material/Technique	pencil on paper
Description	Italianate villa in landscape setting.
Historical note	This drawing, whose title mis-spells Dickinson's name, is part of the "Swiss American Sketchbook" of Auguste Burnand. Burnand lived in the Swiss American community near Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1853-1860. The house depicted in the drawing once belonged to Perez Dickinson. Dickinson, who grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, followed his brother-in-law, Joseph Estabrook, principal of the Knoxville Female Academy, to Knoxville around 1830. Dickinson lived in this Knoxville residence with Estabrook and his wife Nancy Dickinson, along with his sister and his mother, apparently purchasing it in 1851. Dickinson left Knoxville during the Civil War, but returned afterwards to resume his interest in the mercantile partnership of Cowan McClung, which included his brother-in-law, James H. Cowan, and former confederates Frank H. and Charles J. McClung.
Subject	Dickinson, Perez --Homes and haunts; Architecture, Domestic
Theme	Taking Care of Business
Story	Perez Dickinson
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- Knoxville
Time period	1850-1859
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library.
Credit line	Swiss American Sketchbook, Auguste Burnand, McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Contributing Institution	McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,166
Archival file	shades3/shades_mccl_0011.tif