A fire destroyed the school in 1907 and it moved to the nearby town of Lenoir, North Carolina.

It was that year that the Pfeiffer family of New York City gave generous financial gifts to the school for construction of new buildings.

An outdoor drama entitled "The Legacy of Lick Mountain" relates the beginning of the school, and was presented in Hudson, N.C. in the summer of 2015.

The new location across the street in the Park Seneca building on Mockingbird Lane, with 26,440 square feet on three floors,[6] officially opened October 20, 2017.

[11] For many years (especially the 1970s), Pfeiffer experienced success as a nationally recognized choral program, mostly under the direction of Dr. Richard Brewer.

Later, noteworthy instrumental music programs surfaced under the direction of composer Ed Kiefer and Fulbright Professor *Tom Smith.

[12] Men's teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field.

Women's sports consist of basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.