Bellefonte Academy
Bellefonte Academy | |
  Location in Pennsylvania  Location in United States | |
| Location | 225 W. Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′37″N 77°46′47.6″W / 40.91028°N 77.779889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1805, 1839–1845, 1904, 1913 |
| Architect | Robert Cole (1904 expansion) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001617[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1976, delisted December 17, 2008 |
Bellefonte Academy was a historic school building located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built in 1805, as a two-story, rectangular limestone building. It was enlarged between 1839 and 1845, with the addition of two bays and wings to the north and south. After a fire in 1904, the building was rebuilt with the addition of a third story and the addition of a portico with six Tuscan order columns and Classical Revival style details. The wings were enlarged in 1913. Also on the property was the headmaster's house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was delisted in 2008, after it was destroyed by fire on July 14, 2004. It was also included in the Bellefonte Historic District.[1]
Notable alumni
- Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856–1931)
- Clifford Carlson (1894–1964)
- Lionel Conacher (1900–1954)
- Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817–1894)
- Luby DiMeolo (1903–1966)
- J. Wesley Gephart (1853–1905)
- Daniel H. Hastings (1849–1903)
- Frank Hood (1908–1955)
- George K. James (1905–1994)
- Mose Kelsch (1897–1935)
- Martin Kottler (1910–1989)
- Jacob Hiram Myers (1841-1920) (inventor of the Automatic voting machine)
- James H. Osmer (1832–1912)
- Gerald Snyder (1905–1983)
- Jake Stahl (1891–1966)
- John Hubler Stover (1833–1889)
- Harp Vaughan (1903–1978)
- Robert J. Walker (1801–1869)
- John Montgomery Ward (1860–1925)
John E. Dreshar (1902 - 1941)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Michael Helm and Madeline L. Cohen (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Academy" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
External links
- Bellefonte Academy history
- Fred D. Smith Collection of Photos and Postcards of the Bellefonte Academy Virtual Walking Tour Stop 31: Virtual Walking Tour of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association website
- Defunct schools in Pennsylvania
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1805
- Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- 1805 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania