Belview School | |
Nearest city | Underwood, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 36°36′45″N 85°59′17″W / 36.61250°N 85.98806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 |
Built by | Leo Butrum |
Architectural style | T-plan School |
MPS | Education Related Properties of Macon County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07000189 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
The Belview School is a historic building in Macon County, Tennessee, United States.
The school was built by Leo Butrum in 1936, and the first teacher was Lewis Bandy. [2] It was named for Mr Belview, a teacher from Kentucky who taught at the original Belview School on Puncheon Creek Road in the 1890s. [2] The school closed down circa 1959, and it was later used as a community meeting place. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 21, 2007. [1]
It was built to a standard plan for a two-teacher rural schoolhouse. [2]
Belview School | |
Nearest city | Underwood, Tennessee |
---|---|
Coordinates | 36°36′45″N 85°59′17″W / 36.61250°N 85.98806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 |
Built by | Leo Butrum |
Architectural style | T-plan School |
MPS | Education Related Properties of Macon County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07000189 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
The Belview School is a historic building in Macon County, Tennessee, United States.
The school was built by Leo Butrum in 1936, and the first teacher was Lewis Bandy. [2] It was named for Mr Belview, a teacher from Kentucky who taught at the original Belview School on Puncheon Creek Road in the 1890s. [2] The school closed down circa 1959, and it was later used as a community meeting place. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 21, 2007. [1]
It was built to a standard plan for a two-teacher rural schoolhouse. [2]