Bellefonte Academy

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Bellefonte Academy
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Location225 W. Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°54′37″N77°46′47.6″W / 40.91028°N 77.779889°W / 40.91028; -77.779889
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1805, 1839–1845, 1904, 1913
ArchitectRobert Cole (1904 expansion)
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001617 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976
Removed from NRHPDecember 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]

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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. [3] It was also included in the Bellefonte Historic District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2011.Note: This includes Michael Helm and Madeline L. Cohen (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Academy" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. "Fire destroys Bellefonte Academy". Centre Daily Times . July 15, 2004. p. A9. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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