Sam Houston Schoolhouse

Sam Houston Schoolhouse

Front of the schoolhouse
Nearest city Maryville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°48′7″N 83°54′16″W / 35.80194°N 83.90444°W / 35.80194; -83.90444Coordinates: 35°48′7″N 83°54′16″W / 35.80194°N 83.90444°W / 35.80194; -83.90444
Built 1794
NRHP Reference # 72001228
Added to NRHP June 13, 1972[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

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