Week 7: Humes House

Door Hardware in the Salvage RoomFinancial Aspects

There are not often project fees for Knox Heritage. It differs from the typical firm or designer because a firm for example typically would has a client aimed business. Knox Heritage has a focus on restoring and maintaining history.

Knox Heritage is a non-profit business. Therefore it mostly relies on donors and grants. For example the Salvage Room receives all of its inventory from donations. The money made in the Salvage Room goes back to Knox Heritage.

This Week

The most interesting thing I worked on this week was doing research on the Humes House. We have pieces of the Humes House in the Salvage Room. It was one of the four most important historic houses in Knoxville. I learned about the history of the house and Thomas Humes who had it built. Thomas Humes was the first president of the University of Tennessee. He also was an important figure in Knoxville in many subjects. The house was torn down in the 1980s. A man named Bill Powell saved the pieces from the house with intentions of rebuilding it. However the house has still not been rebuilt.

I also finished my as-built drawings of the Fowler’s Mill this week. I also worked on inventory, price research, Nostalgia, and Westwood.

Salvage Room sign at NostalgiaNew Person

This week I am going to introduce Jeff. He is the manager of Nostalgia. He is kindly donating an area in Nostalgia for the Salvage Room to use. He has helped me several times when I am doing difficult tasks at Nostalgia. He has helped me carry large items and hang items out of my reach. He has an appreciation for vintage and historic items.