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Rose Center (Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°12′47″N 83°17′55″W / 36.21306°N 83.29861°W / 36.21306; -83.29861
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Rose School
Rose Center (Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Rose Center (Tennessee)
Rose Center (Tennessee) is located in the United States
Rose Center (Tennessee)
LocationJackson and W. 2nd North Sts., Morristown, Tennessee
Coordinates36°12′47″N 83°17′55″W / 36.21306°N 83.29861°W / 36.21306; -83.29861
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
ArchitectBeaver & Hoffmeister; Cobble, M.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.76001778[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1976

Rose Center is a community cultural center in Morristown, Tennessee, housed in the Rose School, which was built in 1892 as Morristown's first coeducational public high school.[2]

History

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Rose School was built in 1892. It was named after the judge and former Confederate colonel James G. Rose, who was chairman of the school board when planning began for the new school.[2] It was used as Morristown's combined elementary school and high school until the end of the 1916 school year, when the high school relocated to a separate building.[3] The school continued to operate as an elementary school until 1975.[2][3] After the school closed, the red brick building was converted into a museum and cultural center as a community initiative related to the U.S. Bicentennial.[2] Rose School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is number 76001778, a late Victorian building circa 1875-1899. In 1976, plans were made to convert the land into a parking lot. [4]

Facility uses and programs

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The facility is operated by the Rose Center Council for the Arts, a voluntary organization established in 1976.[5] It includes gallery space, meeting rooms, and classrooms, and a separate auditorium. The Rose Center hosts permanent exhibits on local history and related topics, rotating art exhibitions, classes for both children and adults, and a variety of special events.[2] Some of the rooms available to the community for events are the renovated Jean Keener Community Room and the Edith Davis Gallery, which incorporates the historic photographs of the Hal Noe Collection.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Discover Our History". Rose Center website. Rose Council for the Arts.
  3. ^ a b "Rose Center". Hamblen County TNGenWeb. November 2, 2004.
  4. ^ "TENNESSEE - Hamblen County". National Register of Historic Places.
  5. ^ "About the Rose". Rose Center website. Rose Council for the Arts.
  6. ^ "Rose Center". Rose Center.
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