Greersburg Academy | |
 Greersburg Academy | |
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| Location | Junction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States [1] |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′36″N80°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 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
The Greersburg Academy was an educational institution that was established in 1802 in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States by the Reverend Thomas Hughes. [3]
The academy was created as a "prep" school for college. [4] Classes included languages, philosophy, and astronomy. Notable alumni of the school included abolitionist John Brown, [5] Walter Forward, [6] John White Geary, [5] Daniel Leasure, [7] William Holmes McGuffey. [6]
The stone structure was built sometime 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]
The Little Beaver Historical Society currently maintains the structure.
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