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Former names | Morristown Seminary; Morristown Seminary & Normal Institute; Morristown Normal Academy; Morristown Normal College; Morristown Normal and Industrial College; Knoxville College-Morristown Campus |
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| Motto | Fides, Scientia |
| Active | 1881–1994 |
| Affiliation | Methodist Episcopal |
| Location | , 36°13′16″N 83°17′34″W / 36.22111°N 83.29278°W |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Red Knights |
Morristown College Historic District | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Aerial view of campus in 1983 | |
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| Location | 417 N. James St., Morristown, Tennessee, United States |
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| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Queen Anne, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003036[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 15 September 1983 |
| Removed from NRHP | 26 June 2017 |
Morristown College was an African American higher education institution located in Morristown, the seat of Hamblen County, Tennessee. It was founded in 1881[2] by the national Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The school was renamed Knoxville College-Morristown Campus in 1989 and closed in 1996. Prior to the civil rights movement, the college held the distinction of being one of only two institutions in East Tennessee for African Americans, the other being Knoxville College, founded in 1875.
The 52-acre (210,000 m2) campus was perched on a hill in the middle of Morristown and surrounded by five distinct neighborhoods. Seven of the college's nine buildings were on the National Register of Historic Places. After operations ceased, most of the college buildings fell into disrepair, succumbing to vandalism and neglect. The campus was demolished to make way for a city park which opened in 2019.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Wells, Jo Vita, ed. (1986). A School for Freedom: Morristown College and Five Generations of Education for Blacks, 1868-1985 (PDF). Knoxville, Tennessee: East Tennessee Historical Society.
- ^ "City takes next step toward Heritage Park at college site". Citizen Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2017.