OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM

ROME, GA

Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum is a historic house museum located in Rome, Georgia. The museum is situated on the campus of Berry College and is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Martha Berry, the founder of the college.

The museum is housed in Oak Hill, a Greek Revival mansion built in 1851, which was the home of Berry's family. The house was restored in the 1970s and today, visitors can enjoy a guided tour of the house and its grounds. The museum features exhibits on the life and work of Martha Berry, including her efforts to provide education to the children of the rural South, as well as her impact on the development of Berry College.

In addition to the museum, Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum offers a variety of educational programs and events throughout the year. These include lectures, workshops, and special exhibits, as well as an annual Christmas open house. Visitors can also explore the gardens and grounds surrounding the house, which include a formal garden, a kitchen garden, and several historic outbuildings.

Overall, Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum is a fascinating destination for anyone interested in the history of education in the United States, as well as the life and legacy of one of the country's most influential educators.

OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in ROME GA. US MID #8401300037

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Front of Fannin Hall building In 1833, a deaf man, John Jacobus Flournoy, of Jackson County, great grandson of Jacob Flournoy, a French Huguenot, urging education for the deaf,
interested Governor Wilson Lumpkin and the Georgia Legislature in this educational movement.

At first the pupils, few in number, were sent to the American Asylum for Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, Conn. Distance,
weather and the youth of the pupils made that unsatisfactory.
On May 15, 1846, with four pupils in a log cabin,
with O. P. Fannin, teacher, this school began as a part of the Hearn Manual School at Cave Spring, Georgia. This school grew rapidly and, in 1847, a brick building was erected and dedicated. Later, other additions were made.

The school was closed during the War Between the States and used as a hospital by both Confederate and Union forces. It resumed operations in February
1867 and is still supported by the State of Georgia. In 1955 this school had 82 teachers and employees and an income of more than $500,000.

Source: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMiSSION

Cave Spring Police Department
@ Cave Spring, Georgia

Inside the Fannin Hall Cave Spring Police Department
@ Cave Spring, Georgia

Abandoned GSD dormority Georgia School for the Deaf @ Cave Spring, Georgia

An old football locker room frozen over the time Georgia School for the Deaf @ Cave Spring, Georgia

GSD's school collection Georgia School for the Deaf @ Cave Spring, Georgia

Contact OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM

telephone: 7062911883
website: http://www.berry.edu/oakhill

OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM
24 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NE
ROME
GA
30161

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OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM Information

MID #	8401300037
Name	OAK HILL AND MARTHA BERRY MUSEUM
Alternate Name
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	34.248972, -85.160575
CODES	FIPS State Code: 13 FIPS County Code: 115 US Census Tract: 000600 US Census Block: 2008