McTyeire College was a Methodist college in McKenzie, Tennessee, founded in 1858 and chartered in 1860.
History
The institution originally opened in the community of Caledonia in Henry County, Tennessee, as Caledonia College. Caledonia College closed when students left to fight in the American Civil War, and the school building burned down during the war. After the war, the college reopened in McKenzie, Tennessee, and was rechartered in 1871 as McKenzie College. In 1882, under the direction of the Methodist Church, the school was renamed McTyeire Institute (later McTyeire College). The school closed in 1931.
Namesake
The college was named after Bishop Holland N. McTyeire, a prominent figure in the Southern Methodist Church who was instrumental in founding Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and served as its first chancellor.
Notes
McTyeire College is distinct from McTyeire Institute in Georgia, which later became Young Harris College. It is also distinct from McTyeire Hall, a former residential building at Vanderbilt University.
