Hebron Academy (Brandon, Mississippi)

Hebron Academy

Hebron Academy in 2013
Nearest city Brandon, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°13′49″N 89°56′36″W / 32.23028°N 89.94333°W / 32.23028; -89.94333Coordinates: 32°13′49″N 89°56′36″W / 32.23028°N 89.94333°W / 32.23028; -89.94333
Built 1860-61
Built by John Yost
NRHP Reference # 78001627[1]
Added to NRHP May 5, 1978

Hebron Academy in Brandon, Mississippi, also known as Rock Hill School, was built during 1860-61. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

It was deemed significant as "a rare example of nineteenth century vernacular masonry architecture....one of the earliest and most unusual extant rural school buildings in the state."[2]

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