The Fort Sanders neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee, is located just west of Knoxville’s downtown and just north of the University of Tennessee. The neighborhood is named for the Civil War-era Union bastion that once stood in the area and was site of a key battle, the Battle of Fort Sanders, in 1863. The neighborhood developed in the late 19th century as a residential area for upper- and middle-class residents; in the late 20th century, the neighborhood began primarily housing the university’s student population. Fort Sanders still contains many of its original Victorian-era houses, several of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.