Chattooga Academy

Chattooga Academy
Chattooga Academy and Confederate monument
Location 306 N. Main St., LaFayette, Georgia
Coordinates 34°42′31″N 85°16′51″W / 34.70861°N 85.28083°W / 34.70861; -85.28083Coordinates: 34°42′31″N 85°16′51″W / 34.70861°N 85.28083°W / 34.70861; -85.28083
Area less than one acre
Built 1836
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 80001253[1]
Added to NRHP February 15, 1980

The Chattooga Academy, also known as John B. Gordon Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It is a two-story red brick Federal-style building. It was the site of the Battle of LaFayette during the American Civil War.[2]

It had 15 boys and 37 girls as students in 1838; students boarded in the homes of families nearby. Confederate general John B. Gordon (1832-1904) was an early student.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kacy Ginn (October 28, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chattooga Academy". National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2017. with eight photos from 1979


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