Pleasant Retreat Academy
Historic school building in North Carolina, United States
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Pleasant Retreat Academy is a historic building located at 129 East Pine Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina.[2]
Location129 East Pine Street,
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°28′20″N 81°15′22″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1817-1820
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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 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1817-1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001277[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1975 |
History
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
- 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]
