Burwell Building Tennessee Theater

600 S. Gay St., Knoxville, Tennessee. County/parish: Knox.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 01, 1982. NRIS 82003979.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Knoxville Banking and Trust Co. Building

From Wikipedia:

The Burwell

The Burwell is the oldest of Knoxville’s historic skyscrapers, situated on the landmark corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. The building contains the historic Tennessee Theatre.

Views from the Burwell include the Sunsphere, Krutch Park, Gay Street, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Kuwohi, Mount Le Conte, and the Tennessee River.

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