The Old Pinecrest Hotel (also known as the Maharishi School of Vedic Science) is a historic site in Avon Park, Florida,

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. It was located at 1609 South Lake Lotela Drive, on the shores of Lake Lotela. In 1989, it was listed as the Pinecrest Hotel - Florida Capital of the Age of Enlightenment in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press." It served as a

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and a girls boarding school, The Highlands School, before it was purchased in 1994 by the

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for use as a school. On March 24, 2000, it was added to the U.S.

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. As of March 2, 2007 the hotel has been either removed from its site or demolished. The only visible remains on the site are palm trees.

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Buildings and structures in Highlands County, Florida Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Avon Park, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Highlands County, Florida {{HighlandsCountyFL-NRHP-stub