Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences

Public magnet school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciencesmap

The Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences is a K–12 magnet school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was opened in 1986 in the former Wyatt Hall building which was used as a high school until 1983. The building was designed in Georgian Revival style[2] by Reuben H. Hunt, a Chattanooga architect.

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Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
The school in 2010
Address
865 East 3rd Street

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United States
Coordinates35.0502°N 85.2949°W / 35.0502; -85.2949
Information
TypePublic Magnet School
Established1986
School districtHamilton County Department of Education
PrincipalRobert Alford
GradesK–12
Enrollment1,059
CampusUrban
MascotThe Patriots
WebsiteLower School, Upper School
Wyatt Hall
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1920–1921
Built byGeorge Beckham
ArchitectR. H. Hunt
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
MPSHunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR
NRHP reference No.86002897[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1986
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The building was constructed in 1920–1921[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as Wyatt Hall.[1] It was named for Professor Henry D. Wyatt, founder of the public school system in Chattanooga, a teacher and the first Superintendent of Schools.[2]

Its liberal-arts curriculum is patterned on Mortimer Adler's Paideia philosophy. The physical building has been a school in several incarnations, and was once attended by Samuel L. Jackson (as Riverside High School).

It was also known as Chattanooga High School.[2]

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