Greersburg Academy

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Greersburg Academy
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Greersburg Academy
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LocationJunction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States [1]
Coordinates 40°48′36″N80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W / 40.81000; -80.42361
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1806
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 75001616 [2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1975 [3]

The Greersburg Academy was an educational institution that was established in 1802 in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States by the Reverend Thomas Hughes. [4]

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History and architectural features

The academy was created as a "prep" school for college. [5] Classes included languages, philosophy, and astronomy. Notable alumni of the school included abolitionist John Brown, [6] Walter Forward, [7] John White Geary, [6] Daniel Leasure, [8] William Holmes McGuffey. [7]

The stone structure was built sometime around 1806, making it one of the oldest buildings still standing in Beaver County. [4]

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. [4]

The structure is one of the oldest structures to have ever been used as a station. [4]

The Little Beaver Historical Society currently maintains the structure.

References

  1. ↑ "Greersburg Academy". Beaver County History Online. 1982. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ Robert B. Bassett (March 1973). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Greersburg Academy. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Cole (2003), p. 4.
  5. ↑ Cole (2003), p. 5.
  6. 1 2 Cole (2003), p. 16.
  7. 1 2 Cole (2003), p. 15.
  8. ↑ Cole (2003), p. 8.

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