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HISTORIC RUGBY

Rugby, TN
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1887 Christ Church Episcopal
1887 Christ Church Episcopal
Built to serve the Rugby colonists in 1887, Christ Church is still in use for services every Sunday. It is shown daily on Historic Rugby's guided tour.
1884 Kingstone Lisle A
This rural Gothic cottage was built for Rugby's founder, Thomas Hughes, in 1884. It is shown daily on tour. Furnishings, fixtures and decorative items inside came primarily from other historic Rugby homes. The Michaelmas Daisies blooming out front are descendants of those planted in the 19th century.
1884 Kingstone Lisle A
Madame Hughes at Kingstone Lisle
Madame Hughes at Kingstone Lisle
This rural Gothic cottage was built for Rugby's founder, Thomas Hughes, in 1884. It is shown daily on tour. Furnishings, fixtures and decorative items inside came primarily from other historic Rugby homes. The Michaelmas Daisies blooming out front are descendants of those planted in the 19th century.
Library
library
Historic Rugby
 Address: 5517 Rugby Hwy., (State Scenic Hwy 52)
Rugby, TN 37733 Telephone: (423) 628-2441 or
Toll-free: 1-888-214-3400
Map

E-Mail: rugbytn@highland.net

For more information visit the Rugby website: www.historicrugby.org
Daily Site Admission & Hours of Operation:
Come to the new Visitor Centre & Theatre for site admission which includes Mural and Power of a Dream film, historic exhibits, village map and guided interpretive tour of Christ Church Episcopal, Kingstone Lisle, Thomas Hughes Library, and Schoolhouse Exhibits.
Site Admission:
Adults: $7.00 - Seniors $6.00 (60 & above)
Family Rate - $16.00 (Same household)
K-12 Students: $3.00; Preschoolers Free
Members of Historic Rugby: FREE
Hours For Site Admission & Tours: (Remember, all times are EASTERN.)
Monday through Saturday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Sunday: Noon until 5:30 pm
(Tours leave intermittently throughout day - last tour usually by 4:45)
Harrow Road Cafe:
Open Daily: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday - Thursday
Serving Breakfast Till 10:30 & Lunch Until Close
8:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday Serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
(Diners May Bring Their Own Wine - No Charge for Corkage & Glasses)
Commissary Museum Store:
Monday Through Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 to 6:00 pm
Lodging: Available year round.
Rugby: Victorian England in the Tennessee Cumberlands
Time stands still at Rugby, Tennessee - the restored Victorian village founded in 1880 by British author and social reformer, Thomas Hughes. It was to be a cooperative, class-free, agricultural community for younger sons of English gentry and others wishing to start life anew in America. At its peak, some 350 people lived in the colony. More than 70 buildings of Victorian design graced the townscape on East Tennessee's beautiful Cumberland Plateau. This would-be Utopia survives today as both a living community and a fascinating public historic site, unspoiled by modern development. Twenty original buildings still stand at the southern edge of the Big South Fork National Park, surrounded by rugged river gorges. Four are shown daily on tour.
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