Oak Hill School
Oak Hill School was built in 1886 to serve the community of Knob Creek. The building served local residents as a school and as a center for community events until the school was closed in the 1950's. OHS sat unoccupied (except by few bales of hay) until the expansion and development of Johnson City encroached. The property on which OHS was built was to become a retail shopping center until the property owners approached the Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum about saving the structure by relocating it to Jonesborough.
The school building was moved the seven miles from Knob Creek to Jonesborough and placed in its current location behind the Visitor's Center. Once in the new location, Oak Hill School was lovingly restored to the way that it may have appeared in the 1890's. From using paint analysis to find the original wall color to collecting the oral histories of living alumni, every effort was made to ensure that those who enter the doors today can see what the students in Knob Creek would have seen over a century ago.
Today, Oak Hill School invites students to come for a day field trip and enroll in the class of 1892-1893. Reading , Writing, Arithmetic, History, Geography, even the pledge, all as it was prior to the turn of the last century. Our curriculum is based on the detailed 1892-1893 diary of a Washington County TN School Superintendent. Students gain an understanding of the lives of their peers through this glimpse of a typical school day. Designed for a single classroom, a day at Oak Hill School is an experience your students will treasure.
The program generally lasts from 4 to 5 hours and is available year round. We are able to offer this award winning program for only $4.00 per student.
We are flexible in scheduling. Groups that include a large number of children should contact us for options. For additional information or to schedule your day at Oak Hill School, please call The Heritage Alliance at 753-9580, Monday - Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. (or email us at hdewitt@heritageall.org)
