| Since beginning operations in
1991, our dedicated volunteers have built 30 houses in Roane
County. We are located about 30 miles west of Knoxville, in East Tennessee. |
| 1992 Roane County HFH began building its first house in Rockwood in October
1992. The house was completed by Christmas. Roane County HFH became one of the few
affiliates to complete a house in its first year as an affiliate. The house was a 3
bedroom house for a single mother with 2 children. |
| 1993 A 2 bedroom house was built in Kingston and a 4 bedroom house in Harriman.
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| 1994 Roane County HFH participated in a blitz build in partnership with the
Holston Valley United Methodist Conference. A 3 bedroom house was built on Webster Pike in
Harriman in 4 days! A second 3 bedroom house was also built south of Kingston. |
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| 1995 6 houses were built! One south of Kingston, 2 in the Brown-Ellis
Subdivision (Harriman), one in Harriman and 2 in Rockwood |
| 1996 2 houses were completed in the Brown-Ellis Subdivision and a third
started. |
| 1997 The house begun in 1996 was completed and 3 additional houses were built,
all on Park Place in the Brown-Ellis Subdivision. |
| 1998 Roane HFH began to develop its first sub-division, by purchasing 3 acres
of land located between Spring and Fisher Streets in Kingston. The property will yield 10
homes sites, and is located across the street from the Roane County High School Cafeteria
and next to Union Lodge #38 (Kingston
Masonic Lodge). A 2 bedroom house was built at 522 West Spring Street. |
| 1999 A 4 bedroom house was built at 244 White Road in the Big Emory region of
Harriman. A 3 bedroom house was also built at 526 West Spring Street in the HOPE
Sub-Division in Kingston. Additionally, Roane HFH purchased a new sub-division in Rockwood
and named it the FAITH sub-division. It is located on Molyneux Avenue (North Kingston
Ave), and is located just past and across the street from the Rockwood Methodist Church. 3
homes will be built in this sub-division. Drs. E. Craig Beard and Carolyn Beard also
donated 2 building lots located on Skyline View Drive in Midtown. |
2000
A 3 bedroom house was built on one of the lots that Drs. Beard donated to
Roane HFH in 1999. This house was sponsored by Sandy Hamlett and her friends. For the past
several years, Sandy has been the #1 individual fund raiser in our annual walk-a-thon and
has raised enough money to sponsor a house on her own. The house is shown in the photo at
left.
Another 3 bedroom house was built at 115 Fisher Street in the HOPE sub-division in
Kingston. This house was sponsored and built by the 1st Baptist Church of Kingston and is
shown in the photo at right. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL designates the third
Sunday in September as an annual DAY OF PRAYER AND ACTION. The preceding week is
designated as BUILDING ON FAITH WEEK. During Building on Faith Week 2000, HFHI will
complete and dedicate its 100,000th house world wide. Our 22nd (and 23rd houses--both of
which were completed ahead of schedule) helped meet the goal of 100,000 houses by the year
2000.
 In April 2000, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a joint resolution to
sponsor and build a HFH house in each of the state's 99 House Districts--this program is
called the HOUSES THE ASSEMBLY BUILT. 33 houses per year will be build over a 3 year time
period. Roane HFH was selected to receive a grant in 2000 for house District 32. A 2
bedroom house was built on the second lot donated by Drs. Beard in partnership with
Representative Dennis Ferguson. Shown in the photo at left (from left to right) taken on
dedication day, are Roane HFH President Tom Boduch, Homeowner Anna Bowman with her son
Matthew Purvis, Roane HFH Treasurer Franz Raetzer, Rep. Dennis and Theresa Ferguson.
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2001 Houses #24 and #25 were begun in late 2000 and completed in
2001. House #24 was Roane County HFH's first WOMEN BUILD house. It is a 2 bedroom house
and is located at 102 Hope Circle in Kingston, and was built for a single mother with one
son.
House #25 was a 2001 GRAND
MASTER'S WORK PROJECT house built for a family of 4. It is located at 518 West Spring
Street in the Hope sub-division in Kingston.
House #26 was sponsored and built by the 1st Baptist Church of
Kingston. It is a 3 bedroom house for a family of 5 located at 106 Hope Circle.
Construction of house #27 was begun in October 2001 and is sponsored
by the Roane County Rotary Clubs. It is a 3 bedroom house, located at 107 Hope Circle for
a family of 5. |
2002  Houses #27 and #28 were begun in late 2001 and completed in
2002. House #27 (see photo at left) was sponsored by the Roane County Rotary Clubs
(Kingston, Harriman and Rockwood) and is located at 107 Hope Circle. It is a 3 bedroom
house for a family of 5. House #28 is located at 111 Hope Circle next to house #27. It is
a 2 bedroom house for a single mother and her daughter. It was sponsored and built by the
Kingston United Methodist Church.
Construction of house #29 was begun in May 2002. It is a 4 bedroom
house for a family of 6. It is located at 693 Highland Drive in Kingston on the
homeowner's lot. It was sponsored by Kingston's BIONOMICS INC and completed in December
2002. |
| 2004 House #30 is a 3 bedroom house for a family of 4. It is located at 114
Fisher Street in the Hope Sub-division in Kingston. |
| 2006 We are
currently remodeling a home on Stevens circle and clearing the lot to begin construction
on the first home for the new Grace subdivision. To Volunteer, print and fill out the forms on this site and
contact our volunteer coordinator by e-mail or
call 865-376-5770. |
| 2007 We are
constructing two homes in the Grace Subdivision on Pine Ridge Road in Harriman in.
One home will be a three bedroom for a single mother with a teenage son and one will be
for a couple with five children. We will need volunteers for all types of yard and
construction work. To Volunteer, print and
fill out the forms on
this site and contact our volunteer coordinator by e-mail
or call 865-376-5770. |
