Nolensville School
National Register of Historic Places

Nolensville School

Nolensville, Williamson County, Tennessee
Listed
March 20, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000138

About this property

The Historic Nolensville School, is a former public school in Nolensville, Tennessee, that had for many years served as the community's recreation center (the Nolensville Recreation Center). The school was built in 1937. It was the "first modern educational building" in Nolensville and is unusual as the only school for white people in Tennessee that was built to a Rosenwald School plan. African American students did not attend the school until it was integrated in 1966. A gymnasium was added in 1948. The building became a community recreation center in 1972 after a new school was built to replace it. In 2009, after the town of Nolensville announced plans to convert the 1972 school into a new recreation center, the Nolensville Historical Society began a campaign to preserve the old Nolensville School for use as a community center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2012.

Location

7248 Nolensville Rd.
Nolensville, Williamson County, Tennessee
35.96162, -86.67241

Categories

EDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Nolensville School listed on the National Register?

Nolensville School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Nolensville School?

Nolensville School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Nolensville School?

The period of significance for Nolensville School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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