[2] The oldest structure in the district is the city-owned water tower that was completed in 1922 on what was the city reservoir.

The first WPA project was a concrete swimming pool and brick bathhouse that were completed in 1938.

On the evening of October 16, 1964, Kenneth John Locke, a football player for the Knoxville Panthers, collapsed on the field due to a blood clot in his brain.

He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa and died on October 21, 1964.

In 2006, the Knoxville Alumni Association launched the "Save Our Stadium" (SOS) committee with the goal of raising $1 million to repair various parts of the stadium, with a focus on restoring the original stone seating.