The AFL-CIO Building on Morgan Street in the Old City, also known as the former Peabody School, where the Knox County Democratic Party has had its headquarters for decades, is part of a 5-acre tract listed for sale by Realty Executive Associates.

Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale

bizgrrl's picture

So, where is the Knox County

So, where is the Knox County Democratic Party moving to?

I don't have a subscription, can't get to the article.

jbr's picture

No mention of Knox County

No mention of Knox County Democratic Party moving destination.

Knox Rail Salvage apparently owns it. And leases to Democratic Party.

Stuart Hohl, county Democratic Party chairman, said Democrats have not been notified that a sale is imminent. With the Covenant Health Park just a few blocks away, “we knew at some point they were likely to sell it. They (Knox Rail Savage) have been very kind to us,” Hohl said.

PEABODY SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE’S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL, LATER KNOWN AS OUR LABOR TEMPLE, IS IN PERIL

Up Goose Creek's picture

Jack Neely

That's a very interesting and poignant article by Jack Neely. Thanks for bringing it here. This is the paragraph that got to me:

Maybe I’m naïve. I was expecting something inspired to happen to this historic landmark when people learned it was there. I’ve gotten spoiled by local architects surprising me with something better than I expected. But I’m starting to think the era when everything new that happened in downtown Knoxville was mostly good, and a credit to the city’s history, is coming to a close. People who don’t understand the old stuff are swooping in to do something like they saw in Atlanta 20 years ago, and make a quick buck. Or a few million of them.

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