Rochester Free Academy

The Rochester Free Academy is a former secondary school and historic building (1872–1873) in Rochester, New York. It is part of the City Hall Historic District.^[1]

History[]

The Free Academy was founded by the Board of Education in 1853, and opened in 1857.^[2] Initially called "the High School," it was incorporated as the Rochester Free Academy in 1862.^[2] In 1871, the adjacent lot was purchased and the original school building replaced by the surviving brick structure.^[2]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

^ "Rochester Free Academy–Transformed". Landmark Society of Western New York. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rochester and the Post Express: A History of the City of Rochester from the Earliest Times. Post Express Printing Company. 1895. p. 71.

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[Transformed-1] "Rochester Free Academy–Transformed". Landmark Society of Western New York. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[EarliestTimes-2] Rochester and the Post Express: A History of the City of Rochester from the Earliest Times. Post Express Printing Company. 1895. p. 71.

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