Preserving history through Research, Restoration, and Education
“To interpret American history through the experiences of the individuals who lived and worked on Mabry’s Hill and the caretakers of Bethel Cemetery from 1858–1989; to educate the public about their lives and legacies; to promote community engagement about the relevance of their past to our present; and to preserve, restore, and manage the land, historic houses, and original artifacts for future generations.
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2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Teresa Mabry
Suzy Trotta
Karen Peterman
Seanna Rupe
Bo Connor
Yvette Fragile
Edwin Lay
Stewart Taylor
Matt Welch
STAFF
Joshua Loomis - Director of Development
CARETAKERS
Andrew & Whitney Petelka - Bethel Cemetery Resident Caretakers
Our Office —
1711 Dandridge Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37915
(865) 522-8661
Mabry-Hazen House from The Art Work of Knoxville 1895.
About Us
In June of 1987, Evelyn Montgomery Hazen willed her 1858 Italianate home and all the family possessions within it become a museum for the public good or sell it all and raze the house to ground. To fulfill her final wishes, the Hazen Historical Museum Foundation was established in 1989 to preserve the elegant antebellum home and rich collection of family belongings. In that same year, Mamie Winstead donated her 1886 caretaker’s cottage and the cemetery land to the foundation. Since then, the Hazen Historical Museum Foundation has preserved and interpreted Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery for the benefit of Knoxville and the local neighborhoods.
In 1992, after five years of restoration, Mabry-Hazen House opened to the public. Mabry-Hazen House is Knoxville's only historic house museum with the original family collection, and the Bethel Cemetery is the final resting place for over 1,600 Confederate soldiers.