Woodward School for Girls

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The Woodward School
Main building
Address
1102 Hancock Street

Quincy
,
MA

United States
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoDiscimus Ut Ducamus
We Learn So That We May Lead
Established1894
HeadmasterAlex Magay
Faculty12
Grades6-12
GenderFemale
Enrollment45
CampusUrban
AthleticsWildcats
Websitethewoodwardschool.org
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Woodward School for Girls is located in Massachusetts
Woodward School for Girls
Location1102 Hancock St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750Coordinates: 42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectThayer, E.G.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSQuincy MRA
NRHP reference No.89001954[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The Woodward School is a historical, private, secular day school for girls in grades six through twelve. It is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, near Quincy Center, and is the only private high school in the city.[2] On top of its core syllabus, the school offers a wide curriculum which includes Latin, French, Spanish, Visual Arts, Psychology, Rhetoric, Music Theory, to name but a few.

History[]

The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, a prominent physician and cousin of John Adams. When Dr. Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the boys-only Adams Academy. The town of Quincy (which became a city in 1888) was named trustee of the fund, and was given 25 years to build the school.[2][3] Management of the school was allocated in perpetuity to the town's selectmen. The school building was designed by E. G. Thayer in the Queen Anne style, with clapboard siding and a slate roof. It was built by Stephen Loxon and completed in 1894, just short of the 25-year deadline.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Woodward Institute on November 13, 1989, reference number 89001954.

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References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Christopher (2006-05-26). "Woodward expansion will be its first: School to add gym, classrooms". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ^ Nealon, Patricia (1989-05-07). "DOCTOR'S WILL LEADS TO CONFLICT IN QUINCY CITY HAS DIPPED INTO FUND MEANT FOR SCHOOL NEEDS, SUPERVISORS SAY". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  4. ^ "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey: 1102 Hancock St". Retrieved 2008-11-29.

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