Morristown College Historic District - Morristown, TN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Learned today that not all Historical Register locations are well maintained. Morristown College was orignally started in 1881 as higher education for Negros. When another technical school was constructed in the region, the college was forced to close due to financial problem with dwindling enrollment. It was sold in 1989 to become a second campus for Knoxville College. The two-year junior school closed in 1994 because of ongoing financial challenges. Since then, it has been extensively vandalized. The City of Morristown is interested in purchasing the district to reopen a few buildings as a community center - and raze the rest.

Street address: 417 N. James St Morristown, TN USA 37814 County / Borough / Parish: Hamblen County Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Education Current function: Education, Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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