Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) COUNTY; NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Blount INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER X (Type all entries — complete applicable sections) piiiiili Sam Schoolhouse AND/OR HISTORIC:

fi^' STREET AND NUMBER: X

CITY OR TOWN: Maryville STATE Tennessee OM-7 Blount

CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP STATUS (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC

D District g| Building E Public Public Acquisition: H Occupied Yes: 29 Restricted n Site Q Structure D Private || In Process |i— _ i| Unoccupiedn • j — ' D Unrestricted D Object D Both [ | Being Considered [Ji— in Preservation work. *-• in progress '— '

PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

\ 1 Agricultural Q Government Park [ | Transportation 1 1 Comments

Q Commercial D Industrial Private Residence n Other (Specify) £] Educational D Military Religious

[U Entertainment S Museum Scientific

OWNER'S NAME: State of Tennessee STREET AND NUMBER:

CITY OR TOWN: 0^7

COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Register T s Office - Blount County Courthouse STREET AND NUMBER:

CITY OR TOWN:

Maryville Tennessee QM-7

TITUE OF SURVEY:

DATE OF SURVEY: Federal State County Loca CO DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS:

STREET AND NUMBER:

CITY OR TOWN: (Check One;

(~| Excellent PC] Good | | Fair CD Deteriorated CD Ruins CD Unexposed CONDITION (Check One; (Check One;

D Altered |X] Unaltered CD Moved EX) Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This log house is thought to have been built in 1794- and still stands on its original site. The Schoolhouse measures 18 T by 20 T and has a ^tone__firep1ape JLIL one end, A handsplit shingle roof ~ originally covered the building and it still has a shingle roof. One door enters the one^ropm structure and two shutter-type windows provide light and air for the structure. The shutters opened downward and could be used as writing desks, too. _, , ... ^$^>*3>~*-*- oL. The building was ^PeeoRsiructed in 1954- and much of the material is original. Except for some logs which were replaced from other buildings contemporary with the school, the other materials are original or very old. The sills and floor were placed in the building about 1838 replacing the dirt floor. The ceiling is original except two cross beams. The roof has been replaced and rn also the 3 log benches which were used by the pupils. m The building stands in a quiet cove sheltered by oak, maple and sycamore trees, and just M-0 feet from the schoolhouse door is a spring of clear water that was used for drinking water by the pupils

H TO C= n PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) G Pre-Columbian! D 16th Century 18th Century G 20th Century

G 15th Century D 17th Century 19th Century

SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) 179M-

Abor iginal PE1 Education n Political || Urban Planning G Prehistoric | | Engineering G Religion/Phi- G _,-Q- Hi_stpjjc : . -| |< Industry ..,- " -•• > losophy ' " •

| | Agriculture [ | Invention || Science

[ | Architecture || Landscape [ | Sculpture

D Art Architecture | | Social/Human­ | | Commerce | | Literature itarian

| | Communications G Military G Theater

| | Conservation n Music | | Transportation ,^17

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Schoolhouse is the oldest^jr:j.gjjia.l______

^~-in '—"" ———Tennessee ..~*--»M...ii'.--.m •••• i in ii i • i, .ma and is the_!__ ,— ————only MMI ... i W —————— building.«..*».>—— «.—. ——— >,~-~. left in the state having ^~-close '—"" ——— ..~*--»M...ii'.--.m association •••• i in ii i • i, .ma with _!__ Sam,— ———— MMI ... i Houston.W ——————.«..*».>—— «.—. ——— >,~-~. .-^^»*,,^-... - -r •* ------/- . ,, .------, ., . ...-.....-.., , _. I—— | Sam_Houston_ taught"" for the little p^vatr School miles east of Maryville one the farm of a John McCulloch. Houston was only 19 years of age at the time and had had very little formal schooling. He had attended Porter Academy in Maryville and was said to have been a prolific reader. It was said, for u example, that Houston could quote from memory the best part of all twenty- four books of the Iliad. Years after this teaching experience, after Sam Houston had served as a soldier and statesman he is said to have referred to this year as one of the most rewarding in his entire life. The s choolhouse was_^ou^it_b.y _the-S±ate. 43£_I.ennessee , JLa 1SM3 and Jhas_l)jejej!i....r-QJStoredLby.. the Sam Houjstoii^M&moxj al As£U3Ciiat±on . UJ Iffis open to the public regularly and on the grounds are picnic LJ tables which are accessible to the public. Dykeman, Wilma, "Tennessee School Where Sam Houston Taught " New York Times, July 1M-, 1963.

James, Marquis, The Raven: A Biography of Sam Hnnst-nn, Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., New York, 1929. ————

Manuscripts on Sam Houston from Sam Houston Memorial Association. .-• .-• i .-. i -:--:..:.-.: .--.-:

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NAME AND TITLE: May Dean Eberling, Director of Programs ORGANIZATION DATE Tennessee Historical Commission •; '7-13-71 STREET AND NUMBER: M-03 7th Avenue, North CITY OR TOWN: STATE CODE Nashville Tennessee 007 ^MMMMPii^M^^it^^^fc^^^

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na­ I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion National Register. in the National Register and certify that it has been s~j 1 U evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended (tirljAVL UJdjL* Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: National n State 63 Local Q

Da«e V/V^ Name itdfawh^ ft jAfldA-tfci^oL , t Stephen S. Lawrence WV- ATTEST: Executive Director Title Tennessee Historical Commissio ;r/fi>/ Keeper of The N/jftonal Register D.,e 7 -l 9-71 $, A^V^/^X7 ? _. U GP 0 9 0 t .0 8 7