Graham-Kivett House

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]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 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.


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