Lenoir City Museum documents Lenoir City’s past from its settlement by Major William B. Lenoir in the early 1800’s, through the arrival of the railroad at Lenoir’s Station (as it was known until the 1900’s), through the Civil War, and into the city’s charter in 1907.
The museum also highlights Lenoir City’s commercial and industrial growth, particularly its premier 20th century industry, the Lenoir Car Works. The City’s social, religious and educational development is traced, as well as its role in U.S. military history in the twentieth century.
Museum hours are 1:00PM until 4:00PM Thursday and Friday and 10:00AM until 2PM on Saturday. Special tours may be arranged by calling 865-986-9169 or 865-292-3960.
Started in 1997, Lenoir City Museum was originally housed in Lenoir City’s early city hall building on Broadway. In the summer of 1999, the artifacts were moved to our new site at 110 Depot Street, part of Lenoir City’s original downtown business district. The museum is located in the Lenoir City Company building. This building was constructed in 1890 to house the offices of the Lenoir City Company, which was formed by investors from Knoxville, New York City, and Lima, Ohio. They purchased the assets of the Lenoir Manufacturing Company, previously owned by the sons of founder, William Ballard Lenoir.
This Victorian cottage, designed by Baumann and Baumann of Knoxville, was built in the Eastlake style, with decorative oak wainscoting and crown molding on the interior. In 1982, the Lenoir City Company building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.