Sam Houston Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Sam Houston Schoolhouse

Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
Listed
June 12, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72001228

About this property

Sam Houston Schoolhouse State Historic Site is a single-room log cabin-style schoolhouse in Maryville, Tennessee, built in 1794. Sam Houston taught at the school as a young man, before the War of 1812. Open to the public, the schoolhouse is a Tennessee state historic site operated under an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The school house was originally built by a Revolutionary War veteran, Andrew Kennedy along with Henry McCulloch and other neighbors. The National Heritage Area Program and Blount County Tennessee: A Feasibility Study says “Sometime after his arrival in Tennessee, probably in 1794, Kennedy and Henry McCulloch joined with some neighbors to construct a small log schoolhouse in a clearing less than a mile from the Kennedy home. No definitive explanation can now be given for the decision to locate the schoolhouse at the somewhat unusual site more than a half-mile from Little River. Presumably its proximity to the refreshing spring which flows nearby and perhaps its central position in relation to the original builders' homes were factors in the selection of the site.”

Location

Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
35.80216, -83.90429

Categories

MILITARYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

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When was Sam Houston Schoolhouse listed on the National Register?

Sam Houston Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Sam Houston Schoolhouse?

Sam Houston Schoolhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sam Houston Schoolhouse?

The period of significance for Sam Houston Schoolhouse is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1794.

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