Located near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it was built in 1882, and was used as a school and church almost continuously until 1936.

The land on which the school was built was donated by Gilbert Abbott, and the logs were provided by Ephraim Ogle and hauled to the site by oxen teams.

Students throughout the Little River Valley attended the school, some making a 9-mile (14 km) daily journey from the Meigs Mountain community.

The school was also used for church services by a local Primitive Baptist congregation, which established the cemetery on the other side of the road.

The chimney, located in the center of the building, was built of bricks, and fitted with an iron pipe and cook stove.