Alcoa, Tennessee: Millennium Manor
Built to survive "Armageddon and a thousand years beyond." William and Emma Fair Nicholson erected their indestructible home in 1938-45, when they were in their sixties. Photo-op Millennium Manor "Zombie Outbreak Shelter" sign at the end of the driveway.
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An all-stone castle built in 1938 by William A. Nicholson for the express purpose of surviving Armageddon. He believed that the end-times were upon us and he would live here for 1,000 years after the 2nd coming of Christ. It's all marble with a roof 3 feet thick and floors more than 4 feet thick. W.A. died in 1965 and it was abandoned. In the late '70s on through '86 it was open on Halloween as a haunted house by the Jaycees. Now being repaired. Nice collection of armour and medieval stuff is getting put together inside. Donations accepted, but no charge to go in and look around. Not open on any kind of regular schedule.
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Millennium Manor
Millennium Manor
- Address:
- 500 N. Wright Rd, Alcoa, TN
- Directions:
- Drive south on I-140/Pellissippi Pkwy until the road ends at exit 14. Turn right onto TN-33. Drive a half-mile. Turn right at the third stoplight onto McArthur Rd. Drive one mile. Turn left onto N. Wright Rd. Drive a half-mile. You'll see Millennium Manor on the left; turn left just past it onto Harding St. Park in the church lot on the right.
- Hours:
- Summer weekends 12-5, other hrs by appt. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 865-255-6970
- Admission:
- Tours $15/person, $40 max. family.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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