Built in 1793 by pioneer Stockley Donelson (1753–1804), the house is one of the oldest in Knox County.

[1] In 1997, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places as an example of late eighteenth-century architecture and for its role in the region's settlement.

[1] The house was originally oriented toward old Jacksboro Pike, which passed through the area roughly along what is now Pedigo Road.

[1] In 1796, Donelson sold the house to early Knoxville surveyor Charles McClung.

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