Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences
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.
| Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences | |
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 The school in 2010 | |
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865 East 3rd Street , United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°03′01″N 85°17′42″W / 35.0502°N 85.2949°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Magnet School |
| Established | 1986 |
| School district | Hamilton County Department of Education |
| Principal | Robert Alford |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,059 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | The Patriots |
| Website | Lower School, Upper School |
Wyatt Hall | |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1920–1921 |
| Built by | George Beckham |
| Architect | R. H. Hunt |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002897[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 23, 1986 |
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]