Pleasant Retreat Academy
Pleasant Retreat Academy | |
 Pleasant Retreat Academy, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 129 East Pine Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°28′20″N 81°15′22″W / 35.47222°N 81.25611°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1817-1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001277[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
Pleasant Retreat Academy is a historic building located at 129 East Pine Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina.[2]
History[edit]
Pleasant Retreat Academy was built between 1817 and 1820, and is a two-story brick building, four bays wide and two deep, on a low fieldstone foundation in a restrained Federal-style. It has a gable roof and a partially exposed, single-shoulder chimney on each gable end. The school remained in operation until about 1878. It later housed a private residence, private school, and the Lincoln County Public Library until 1965.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Former pupils[edit]
- William Graham (1804–1875), American politician
- James Henderson (1808–1858), American politician
- Robert Hoke (1837–1912), Confederate States Army general
- Hoke Smith (1855–1931), American politician
See also[edit]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, North Carolina
- United Daughters of the Confederacy
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Robert Topkins and Charles Greer Suttlemyre, Jr. (March 1975). "Pleasant Retreat Academy" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places–Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
Further reading[edit]
- Address by Alfred Nixon, Esq (Speech). Dedication of The Confederate Memorial Hall. Lincolnton, N.C.: Southern Stars Chapter, U. D. C. August 27, 1908. Retrieved March 6, 2016 – via News Print.
External links[edit]
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- Historic Schools of the Charlotte Region at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Urban Institute
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1820
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Tourist attractions in Lincoln County, North Carolina