Villa Collina, one of TN's biggest houses, to be torn down
New owners bought the Lyons View Pike property this week for $6.5 million.
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New owners bought the Lyons View Pike property this week for $6.5 million.
Knoxville's most recognizable and largest home, Villa Collina, is one of those pending sales. The mansion and 8-acre property located on Lyons View Pike is listed for $7.9 million. The 36,000-square-foot residence includes 50 rooms with highlights like the grotto wine cellar, home spa, three-story library and six-car garage. It was initially listed by owner Resolution Systems LLC in October for $9.75 million. The mega mansion was built in 2000 by Mike and Deane Conley, former owners of heavy equipment company Regal Corp. Contract signings, considered a barometer of purchases that will ...
A new owner could soon take ownership of Tennessee's largest mansion. Villa Collina, the 8.2-acre Lyons View Pike gated estate, has a sale pending. The mansion is listed for $7.9 million, according to Alliance Sotheby's International Realty's listing. If the deal closes, the new owner could enjoy the property's expansive amenities including a 2,600-square-foot wine cellar, three-story library with spiral staircase, home theater, artist studio and more. The luxury spans across 36,000 square feet and 50 rooms. The residence has switched hands several times since it was built in s...
In a late 1980s photo, Ron Davis' nephew William Davis IV and his younger brother Max Davis explore Jakes Creek during a family visit to the Mebane family's Elkmont cabin. Donated photo Ron Davis Sr. was just 17 years old when he arrived in the tiny town of Clyde, completely alone. It was 1967, and Davis, a Black man from Knoxville, was there to start the new forestry program at Haywood Technical Institute, now known as Haywood Community College. He worked out a boarding agreement with the only Black person who lived within walking distance of the school, then located in the building tha...