Rugby, Tennessee is a heritage treasure,listed on the National Register of Historic place since 1972. In a rugged river gorge setting ,little changed by modern technology this would be utopia survives There are 18 Victorian buildings along wooded lanes.. British author, statesman , and social reformer,Thomas Hughes,dedicated Rugby in 1880.. It was destined to be a cooperative, class-free community where Britain"s younger sons of gentry and artisians tradesmen and farming families could build new lives through agriculture and Christian principles.