《徐霞客游记·江右游日记十二》
熹宗时被宦官魏忠贤毁坏，只有楼阁未完全拆除。到崇祯初年，知府林一口仍旧尽可能地在原址恢复了书院的原貌。
熹庙明熹宗朱由校时为魏珰指魏忠贤所毁，惟楼阁未尽撤。至崇祯初，郡守林一囗仍鼎复旧观焉。
It was destroyed by the eunuch Wei Zhongxian during the reign of Emperor Xizong, and only the buildings were not completely demolished. In the early years of Emperor Chongzhen's reign, the prefect Lin Yikou restored the academy as much as possible at the original site.