Jake Butcher Mansion: The 2nd Condo Conversion

This is the north wing of the Jake Butcher Mansion. If you're standing at the Marina looking up the hill, if you could see past the house built in front of it, and the trees behind that house, the left side of the Mansion is the north wing.

The north wing was Jake's office. It held the ball room, the conference room, 2 offices, a reception area and Jake's secretary's office. From Jake's private office there was a spiral staircase leading to a second floor which opened to a bedroom and a balcony with a large jacuzzi tub. If you read the book, Whirlwind: The Butcher Banking Scandal by Sandra Lea, there was some scandalous stuff going on in that office suite.

Mmm-hmmm.

Just off the conference room was the helicopter pad. Jake used to fly to Knoxville via helicopter. And the dignitaries the Butcher's would entertain would fly right up to the house. There was also an airstrip closer to the river, but that's gone. There was some gossip flying around about that airstrip, but you'd have to read Sandra Lea's book to learn more.

It's scan-da-louuuus!

This is the condo the realtor had us enter when we went to look at the home. There's a covered porch at this entrance and you can smell the mold and mildew as soon as the door opens. The smell is overwhelming.

The room opens into a breakfast area in a dated kitchen. The appliances are old, the flooring is 6" tile, the backsplash is 4" square tile, the countertops, as I recall, are either a solid surface Corian or formica. There's a florescent light over the sink. Wallpaper galore. And there's really no natural light in the room. It's depressing. Not the kind of place you'd expect friends and family to gather.

Off the kitchen to the right, are 3 bedrooms,