Greersburg Academy
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Greersburg Academy
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| Location: | Junction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States[2] |
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| Coordinates: | 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81°N 80.42361°WCoordinates: 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81°N 80.42361°W |
| Area: | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built: | 1806 |
| Architectural style: | Georgian |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001616[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 24, 1975 |
The Greersburg Academy was an institution established by Reverend Thomas Hughes in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1802.[3] The academy was created as a "prep" school for college.[4] Classes included languages, philosophy, and astronomy. The stone structure was built around 1806 making it one of the oldest buildings still standing in Beaver County.[3] Though it was originally built as a school, the structure functioned as a railway station for a time, serving several railroads between 1883 and 1972.[3] The structure is one of the oldest structures to have ever been used as a station.[3] Notable alumni of the school were abolitionist John Brown,[5] Walter Forward,[6] John White Geary,[5] Daniel Leasure,[7] William Holmes McGuffey.[6] The Little Beaver Historical Society currently maintains the structure.
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Greersburg Academy, Beaver County History Online, 1982. Accessed 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b c d Cole, p. 4
- ^ Cole, p. 5
- ^ a b Cole, p. 16
- ^ a b Cole, p. 15
- ^ Cole, p. 8
[edit] Sources
- Cole, Wayne A., The Greersburg Academy and the Station House, Wayne A. Cole, 2003, ISBN 0-9727397-1-8.
[edit] External links
- Greersburg Academy - Little Beaver Historical Society
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