Moore Academy

 

In the words of the historic marker erected in 1996...

     Founded in 1882 by John Trotwood Moore, who became a famous author, archeologist, and poet laureate of the State of Tennessee, the two-story wood frame building served the town of Pine Apple from 1882 until the present brick structure was completed in 1923.  The style is eclectic and typical of early 20th-Century educational facilities with a t-shaped plan, central arched entrance, bracketed eaves, and decorative brickwork at each end of the facade.  

     Moore Academy was widely acclaimed as one of the preeminent educational facilities in Alabama until its closing in 1989.  The buildings and grounds were donated to the Moore Academy Alumni Association, Inc. in 1994 and restoration began in 1995.  This marker is dedicated to the students, teachers, and administrators who have passed through these doors and in the words of John Trotwood Moore, "To him that will, faith finds a pathway home."  

 

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