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Forest Hills School (Franklin, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 35°51′51″N 86°57′15″W / 35.86417°N 86.95417°W / 35.86417; -86.95417
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Forest Hills School
Forest Hills School, September 2014.
Forest Hills School (Franklin, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Forest Hills School (Franklin, Tennessee)
Forest Hills School (Franklin, Tennessee) is located in the United States
Forest Hills School (Franklin, Tennessee)
LocationCarters Creek Pike 2/10 mi. S of Bear Creek Rd., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates35°51′51″N 86°57′15″W / 35.86417°N 86.95417°W / 35.86417; -86.95417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1907
Architectural styleOne-room schoolhouse
MPSWilliamson County MRA[2]
NRHP reference No.88000290 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1988

The Forest Hills School in Franklin, Tennessee was built in 1907. Along with Liberty School and Liberty Hill School, it is one of the three best surviving examples in Williamson County of one room schoolhouses built during 1900–1920. While most of these schools have been lost, they once provided the majority of public education in the county.[2]: 46 [1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

The property is denoted WM-670 among Williamson County's historic resources.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Thomason Associates and Tennessee Historical Commission (February 1988). "Historic Resources of Williamson County (Partial Inventory of Historic and Architectural Properties), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination". National Park Service.
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