Greersburg Academy
Greersburg Academy | |
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 / 40.81000°N 80.42361°WCoordinates: 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1806 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 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.
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Greersburg Academy". Beaver County History Online. 1982. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Cole (2003), p. 4.
- ^ Cole (2003), p. 5.
- ^ a b Cole (2003), p. 16.
- ^ a b Cole (2003), p. 15.
- ^ Cole (2003), p. 8.
Sources[]
- Cole, Wayne A. (2003). The Greersburg Academy and the Station House. Wayne A. Cole. ISBN 0-9727397-1-8.
External links[]
- Greersburg Academy - Little Beaver Historical Society
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6734, "Greersburg Academy, 710 Market Street, Darlington, Beaver County, PA", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1806
- Railway stations in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1883
- Railway stations closed in 1972
- History museums in Pennsylvania
- Museums in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania railway station stubs
- Pennsylvania school stubs
- Western Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs