Homeownership is a big part of The American Dream. At Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, we are a proud partner with individuals and families who are living in substandard housing conditions who want a safe and comfortable place to call home.
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity has much to celebrate after it’s first 25 years. Here is a timeline of some of the more significant events in our history.
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity: A Timeline of our First 25 Years
1985 - Knoxville Habitat for Humanity began its ministry renovating existing homes.
1988 - The first home was completed by the fledgling affiliate. It was an existing house that we remodeled.
1995 - Completed our 60th house.
1996 - The Knoxville Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store opened in the Fort Sanders community.
November 1997 - Built our 100th house in one week.
1999 - Won a national Clarence Jordan Award for Creativity and Innovation for our Fi$cal Therapy Forum homeowner course, a budgeting class that teaches our homeowners how to be good stewards of their financial resources.
September 2000 - Built 20 houses in one week in the October Woods subdivision.
August 2002 - Dedicated our 200th house.
2003 - Deconstructed the American Bowling Congress bowling facility for their international tournament and built 20 houses from the salvaged wood.
May 4, 2004 - Dedicated our administrative offices on Washington Avenue.
August 2005 - Built Habitat for Humanity International’s 200,000th house worldwide in Knoxville. We also sent a team to India to build the 200,001st house.
January 2007 - Dedicated our 300th house.
March 2008 - Built seven houses in one week during our multi-house blitz build.
October 2008 - Dedicated our 350th house.
2009 - Opened our ReStore where to sell new and used construction and building materials.
February 2009 - Dedicated our first "green" house built with materials to make it more energy efficient.
April 2009 - Built 6 houses in one week in the Mechanicsville Commons community.
May 2009 - Hattie Turk becomes the first KHFH homeowner to pay off her mortgage in the conventional way without refinancing.
April 2010 - Building 5 houses in one week.
Fall 2010 – Dedicate our 400th house and celebrate 25 years of service in Knox County.
Homeownership is a big part of The American Dream. At Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, we are a proud partner with individuals and families who are living in substandard housing conditions who want a safe and comfortable place to call home.
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