[1] The school was completed in 1935, and designed by architect Frank O. Barber of Knoxville.

It is now a museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Green McAdoo School deteriorated after its closure, but was reopened as a museum and cultural center in 2006.

Federal grants and local government funding helped to pay for renovations to the building.

[2] In 2018, the Green McAdoo Cultural Center became a part of the Tennessee State Museum system.