About 10 mi. SW of Knoxville off U.S. 70, Knoxville, Tennessee. County/parish: Knox.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 24, 1973. NRIS 73001805.
1 contributing building.
Statesview, or States View, is a historic house located on South Peters Road off Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1805 by Knoxville architect Thomas Hope and rebuilt in 1823 following a fire, Statesview was originally the home of surveyor Charles McClung. Following McClung's death, newspaper publisher Frederick Heiskell purchased the house and estate, which he renamed "Fruit Hill." The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and political significance.
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