Ransom Historic House and School Museum: 717 N. Academy St.

Headquarters of the Rutherford County Historical Society, this former private school was administered by two sisters during the early 1900s. Founder Eliza Ransom and her younger sister, Belle Ransom, lived and worked in this c. 1840 building. “Miss Ransom’s School” educated elementary students (predominantly boys). If they got out of line, Eliza made them memorize poetry. Graduates included Judge Whitney Steagall and businessman/local historian C.B. Arnette, who later owned and restored the building.