Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain Settlement School | |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, photographed by Marion Post Wolcott in 1940 | |
| Nearest city | Bledsoe, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 36°56′55″N 83°10′59″W / 36.94861°N 83.18306°W |
| Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Mary Rockwell Hook; Luigi Zande |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001337 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1978 |
| Designated NHLD | December 4, 1991 |
The Pine Mountain Settlement School is a historic cultural and educational institution in rural Harlan County, Kentucky. Founded in 1913 as a settlement school near Bledsoe, it now focuses on classes related to the culture of Appalachia and environmental education. It first operated as a boarding grade school for students of the rural region, then in 1930 shifted to operating as a boarding school for high school students. In the later 20th century, it was integrated into the Harlan County Public School System. Its campus is designated as a National Historic Landmark District, for its role as the first major effort to adapt urban settlement reform work into a rural setting.