09/15/2026
Chilhowee Club will extend hospitality and history with tour-goers.
Reminder that the College Hill Home Tour is October 24th. Tickets can be purchased here: https://collegehillhometour.com/
The first featured home on this year's tour is 203 Wilson Ave. Built around 1919, this Wilson Avenue residence has longstanding ties to Maryville College. Early owners included Rosa Mead Cawood and Fred L. Proffitt, who served as treasurer of Maryville College. Around 1920, the home was acquired by Dr. George Alan “Daddy” Knapp, a professor of mathematics and physics at the college, who completed payment on the property in 1928.
In 1941, the house was purchased by Blanche Bayliss Bailey, who worked at The Maryville Times. The home passed through subsequent owners over the decades and was acquired in 2024 by Carrie Poteat and Trevor Iaconis.
