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HISTORY
7730 GODDARD RD

This property was originally owned by the Flennigan (or Flenniken) family dating back to 1790. The main house was originally a one-story log structure. The property was purchased by the Goddard family in 1840 who added a 2nd story over the original log structure and put wood siding over the original Poplar logs. There is a brick in the hearth in the front left bedroom that bears the year 1842. The property remained in the Goddard family until the Acuffs purchased the property in 1977.

Dr. William Acuff was a collector of East Tennessee memorabilia, including log structures. In 1982, the Acuffs added the back addition onto the 2-story structure. The addition consists of the great room, kitchen, hall and hall bath, loft, loft bath, and walk-in closet. They also added the side porches, pool, and patio. The large Poplar logs were reclaimed from various structures in East Tenn. and the heart-of-pine flooring was reclaimed from Cherokee Mills in Sevier County. There is a rifle hole in one of the logs. Benny Curl was the contractor. The fireplace in the great room is made of limestone stones that were reclaimed from Davy Crockett’s aunt’s 2-story farmhouse in Greene County, TN.

In the original part of the main house, there is hardwood over timber (possibly puncheon) floors under carpet in the front bedroom. The upstairs bedrooms in the original part of the house also have the original flooring under carpet. Most of the original glass remains in the windows which are covered with storm windows.

Other structures original to the property include the cantilevered barn, chicken coop, wash house, and the original well house (which is no longer used as the Acuffs had a new well dug and new well-house constructed).

Confederate soldiers hid out in the basement during the occupation of Knoxville. There is a wood-burning stove in the basement which will heat the entire house via a ventilation system, however, the home was updated with a Lennox Central HVAC system which has been regularly maintained by John Coleman Company and is owner’s primary heat (and air) source. The roof was replaced recently on ALL structures with 50-year shakes.

There is an alarm system tied into the smoke detectors on all floors which could be monitored by a service. There is a Sentricon contract with Terminix which has been continuous.

The walkway in front and the foundation of the home are built of hand-made brick. There are a total of 14 structures on the property, a gunite swimming pool, a stocked pond, a creek (Stock Creek), and a stream.