"The Mansion"
Information taken from Greeneville: One Hundred Year Portrait.
The
John Dickson House was a house so magnificent it became
known as "The Mansion”. It was a place of entertainment for notables
passing
through Greeneville, including President Andrew Jackson. William Dickson
built
this house for his brother John, who emigrated to the United States from
Country Antrim, in 1818. It was a two-story brick house with double chimneys
at each end. It was entered through a long hall with huge rooms on
each side. The second
and third floor rooms, all with fireplaces, were used as bedrooms. The
interior
woodwork was very fine, and probably was the work of Battersby and Hoy.
The
building was later split in half into Lancaster's
Jewelry and a law office.
The following is taken from an interview with Haskell Fox.
The
building had sandy mortar and the beams are
tied through the entire building. It had a slanted roof with a
Victorian
appearance. Either side has outline of a double chimney. It could still
be
restored. Most interior woodwork is original. This is the only structure with
a double
chimney other than Dickson Williams mansion. Irish
architects Battersby and Hoy designed it most likely. It had a Federal style front
door. The facade was changed to make it look like three
stories and a flat roof was put across it. Lancaster had a hanging bay
window and then it was changed as seen in the picture below.
"The Mansion" in 2008.