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| The '''Bostick Female Academy''', also known as '''Triune School''', is a property in ] that was listed on the ] in 1982. | The '''Bostick Female Academy''', also known as '''Triune School''', is a property in ] that was listed on the ] in 1982. | ||
| Triune, a crossroads community named for its church. At one time it was quite a little educational center, including a Porter Female Academy that was destroyed in 1863 in the ], on whose board a Dr. Jonathan Bostick was a member. He bequeathed funds for the Bostick Female Academy, and the school was built in 1892.<ref name=nris/><ref name=brandt>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z6ntnxM0s20C&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Bostick+female&source=bl&ots=lahp-9uNaS&sig=7OFfbQZooOMlBKKTvF-ZQHSrQOY&hl=en&ei=g-6ETY_7O5Oz0QHd35DeCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Bostick female&f=false google book title=Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroads|author=Robert S. Brandt}}</ref> | Triune, a crossroads community named for its church. At one time it was quite a little educational center, including a Porter Female Academy that was destroyed in 1863 in the ], on whose board a Dr. Jonathan Bostick was a member. He bequeathed funds for the Bostick Female Academy, and the school was built in 1892.<ref name=nris/><ref name=brandt>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z6ntnxM0s20C&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Bostick+female&source=bl&ots=lahp-9uNaS&sig=7OFfbQZooOMlBKKTvF-ZQHSrQOY&hl=en&ei=g-6ETY_7O5Oz0QHd35DeCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Bostick female&f=false google book |title=Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroads|author=Robert S. Brandt}}</ref> | ||
| It includes ] architecture. The listing was for an area of {{convert|2|acre}} with just one ].<ref name=nris/> | It includes ] architecture. The listing was for an area of {{convert|2|acre}} with just one ].<ref name=nris/> | ||
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United States historic place| Bostick Female Academy | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Hwy. 41 A, College Grove, Tennessee |
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| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c.1892 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004070 |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1982 |
The Bostick Female Academy, also known as Triune School, is a property in College Grove, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Triune, a crossroads community named for its church. At one time it was quite a little educational center, including a Porter Female Academy that was destroyed in 1863 in the American Civil War, on whose board a Dr. Jonathan Bostick was a member. He bequeathed funds for the Bostick Female Academy, and the school was built in 1892.
It includes Late Victorian architecture. The listing was for an area of 2 acres (0.81 ha) with just one contributing building. The building operated as a private school until about 1900, then as a public school until 1957, and since has been used as a private home.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert S. Brandt. female&f=false google book "Touring the Middle Tennessee Backroads".
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