Locust Grove Institute

Locust Grove Institute Academic Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3644 GA 42, Locust Grove, Georgia
Coordinates	33°21′07″N 84°06′50″W / 33.35203°N 84.11402°WCoordinates: 33°21′07″N 84°06′50″W / 33.35203°N 84.11402°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	86002179[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1986

Locust Grove Institute (LGI), now Locust Grove Memorial Complex, is a former college preparatory school and (after closing for several years) was used as an elementary school. It was founded by the Locust Grove Baptist Church and Mercer University in Locust Grove, Henry County, Georgia, and opened in 1894. The school building was constructed in 1904 for $14,000. Some of the wooden structures were destroyed by fire and were replaced by more substantial structures. Its operations and ownership changed with the onset of war, depression and competition from public schools. It was empty for several years until 1936, when it became a public elementary school.

The city of Locust Grove purchased the school building in 1983.^[2][3] The school's Academic Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986. The school is located at 3644 State Route 42.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Georgia

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. pages 50,51
3. Our Town City of Locust Grove