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The Thomas Hughes Library
It’s not a surprise to learn that one of the first buildings constructed in Rugby was a library. The founder, Thomas Hughes, was an English author. The library was completed in May of 1882. Books began to pour in from publishers in honor of Hughes. 7,000 volumes fill the shelves of this one-room library. Most…
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Uffington House – Rugby
Next up in our Rugby series is the home of the mother of founder Thomas Hughes. Margaret Hughes lived in Uffington House from 1881-1887 along with her granddaughter Emily Hughes. She was known in Rugby as Madame Margaret Hughes. She came over from England at the ripe old age of 83 to lend hand to…
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Historic Rugby, Tennessee
I was invited by the sweetest folks in a little place called Rugby recently to come and visit their hidden gem of a town. I had been through the area before, but with limited time, so I welcomed the chance to go back and learn more. When I say hidden gem of a town, I…
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Kingstone Lisle in Rugby, TN
This house is known as Kingstone Lisle. It was built in 1884 for Rugby’s founder, Thomas Hughes. It was named for a community in Hughes’s native Berkshire, England. From what I’ve read, Hughes only lived here for a short time and this home was mostly used for the church’s rectory. It’s now a stop on…
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Walton Court in Rubgy, TN
Walton Court is an “old” home in Rugby Tennessee. It is a historical reconstruction of the same home that sat in this very spot. Walton Court was originally built in 1881. It survived 107 years before tragically succumbing to a fire in 1988. The 1881 home was built for Robert Walton, who was one of…
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Christ Church in Rugby, TN
Christ Church is the picturesque center of a little Victorian town in East Tennessee called Rugby. The church was organized in 1880 and the building constructed in 1887. More on the town to come!
