The Athenaeum Rectory is all that remains of an extraordinary school for girls which flourished from 1852 to 1904. This school taught the girls everything a well educated young man would have learned at the time, including physics and calculus. The Moorish Gothic architecture of the Rectory sets it apart from all other buildings in the area. The interior of the home has been newly renovated and boasts beautiful flashed glass with gold dust in its construction, a lovely cast iron fountain, and an original chandelier. Changing exhibits are featured in the home throughout the year.

General Information

Address

808 Athenaeum Street
Columbia, TN 38401

Telephone

(931) 381-4822

Electronic mail

General Information: info@athenaeumrectory.com

• Tour Length:  30 to 45 minutes
• Admission Charged
• Gift Shop
• Bus drivers and tour escorts free, teachers with groups free
• Motorcoach parking available
• Restrooms available
• House is handicapped accessible; restroom is not
• Costumed docents provided for group tours upon request
• Luncheons for groups of 12 or more
• An 1861 fashion show can be arranged for groups in the evening which includes a demonstration of parlor games played during the time period and a tour of the house.
• Headquarters for the Majestic Middle Tennessee Plantation Christmas Tour of Homes,dates to be announced.  Call for specific details.