Formerly known as the "The Retreat" and now called the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, the home of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is located on the campus of the University she founded in 1904.

Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as well as a United Methodist Historic Site, the home is filled with priceless artifacts, memorabilia and period furnishings. Upon her death in 1955, Dr. Bethune was laid to rest in a simple gravesite located behind the home.

The home was constructed in 1915 and purchased for Dr. Bethune through the generosity of long time friends and benefactors Thomas H. White, a sewing machine magnate, and James M. Gamble, founder of the Proctor and Gamble company.