Horner Military Academy


Horner Military School was a private educational institution in North Carolina that operated from 1851 until 1920.

History

Founded by James Hunter Horner in 1851 in Oxford, North Carolina,
it was initially known as the Horner School. An 1844 graduate of the University of North Carolina, Horner had previously taught at Hillsborough Academy and the Oxford Male Academy.
Located on 390 acres on "Horner Hill", the school was run by Horner with assistance at various times from his wife Sophronia Moore Horner, his brother Rev. Thomas Jefferson Horner, his son Jerome Channing Horner with wife Elouise Kent Horner and son James Hunter Horner II, his son Junius Moore Horner, his daughters, and others. It was renamed the Horner and Graves School in 1870 and moved to Hillsborough in 1874. Horner was hospitalized in 1876 and the school returned to its original name and location in Oxford under the direction of his brother. In 1880, Jerome Horner became Principal of the school. A military system was introduced in 1880 with the curriculum described as "a classical, mathematical, English, scientific and military academy".
The main barracks building, built in 1891, was destroyed by fire in October 1913 and the school relocated to Charlotte in 1914. It was at that time housed in a "fireproof" concrete and brick building located on 50 acres at the highest point of the Myers Park area. The school closed in 1920.

Legacy

The Myers Park Country Club bought much of the school grounds. The remodeled original building remains as a privately owned condominium known as the Country Club Rockledge.
A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker was placed at the Oxford site in 1939.

Alumni

Notable alumni
Notable faculty