Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The district encompasses six contributing buildings associated with the Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, also known as Western Carolina Male Academy and North Carolina College. They are the three story brick Main Building (1854-1855); Greek Revival style President's House; Matthias Barrier house; Society Hall; the Boarding House (1868); and the New Building (1925). The Western Carolina Male Academy was established in 1852 by the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The institute closed in 1933 after which, in 1941, the property was put up to auction.[2] The Lentz Hotel was moved inside the district boundaries in 1980.
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District | |
 Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute, March 2007 | |
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| Location | Jct. of NC 49 and NC 73, Mount Pleasant, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°24′8″N 80°26′12″W |
| Area | 10.2 acres (4.1 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001686[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry Cross (n.d.). "Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
