Athenaeum (Tennessee)
The Athenaeum | |
| Location | Columbia, TN |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′50.98″N 87°2′29.02″W / 35.6141611°N 87.0413944°W |
| Built | 1838 |
| Built by | Nathan Vaught |
| Architect | Adolphus Heiman |
| Architectural style | Exotic Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001809 |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
The Athenaeum Rectory is a historic building in Columbia, Tennessee that features both Gothic and Moorish architectural elements. Completed in 1837, the building originally served as the rectory for the Columbia Female Institute and as the residence of the school's first president, the Reverend Franklin Gillette Smith. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.