Nolensville School

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Historic Nolensville School
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Historic Nolensville School in November 2013.
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Location7248 Nolensville Road, Nolensville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°57′35″N86°40′21″W / 35.9596°N 86.6725°W / 35.9596; -86.6725 Coordinates: 35°57′35″N86°40′21″W / 35.9596°N 86.6725°W / 35.9596; -86.6725
Arealess than 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1937
Built byPotts, H.J. and Hughes, Harvell
Architectural style Rosenwald school
NRHP reference No. 85000686
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2012

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 using a Rosenwald School plan. It was the "first modern educational building" in Nolensville and is unusual as the only school for whites in Tennessee that was built to a Rosenwald School plan. [1] African American students did not attend the school until it was integrated in 1966. [2]

A gymnasium was added in 1948. The building became a community recreation center in 1972 after a new school was built to replace it. [1] [2] 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. [3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 2012. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sharon Zieman; Chuck Zieman; Remick Moore; Bob Haines (July 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nolensville School / Nolensville Recreation Center" (PDF). Tennessee.
  2. 1 2 "History of Nolensville". Town of Nolensville, Tennessee. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Vision of the Nolensville Historical Society". Nolensville Historical Society. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  4. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/19/12 through 3/23/12". National Park Service. March 30, 2012.