Chattooga Academy

306 N. Main St., LaFayette, Georgia. County/parish: Walker.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 15, 1980. NRIS 80001253.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Gordon, John B., Hall

From Wikipedia:

Chattooga Academy

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

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

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209808

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