DuBose Conference Center
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DuBose Conference Center or DuBose Church Training Center | |
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| Location | Fairmont and College Sts., Monteagle, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′29″N 85°49′38″W / 35.24139°N 85.82722°WCoordinates: 35°14′29″N 85°49′38″W / 35.24139°N 85.82722°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Grundy County MRA (AD) |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003802[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
The DuBose Conference Center, formally known as the DuBose Memorial Church Training School, is a historic site at Fairmont and College Streets in Monteagle, Tennessee. It is an Episcopal Church training and conference center.[2]
History
The site was originally established as the Fairmount College in 1872 and included among its students the Soong Sisters, one of whom later became Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the another, Soong Ching-ling, became wife of Sun Yat-Sen.[3][4]
It was built in 1924 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ http://www.duboseconf.org/history Retrieved 2011-05-31
- ↑ "Southeast Tennessee Tourist Association". Southeast Tourist Tourist Association. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ Chitty, Arther and Elizabeth, Sewanee Sampler, 1978, p. 106, ISBN 0-9627687-7-4
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