Pleasant Retreat Academy
Pleasant Retreat Academy | |
 Pleasant Retreat Academy, September 2014 | |
  Location within North Carolina  Location within the United States | |
| 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
- William Marcus Shipp, Attorney General of North Carolina and a state legislator[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Shipp, William Marcus | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
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
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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
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina