Woodward School for Girls

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The Woodward School
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Address
Woodward School for Girls
1102 Hancock Street

Quincy
,
MA
02169

United States
Information
Former namesWoodward Institute for Girls, Woodward Female Institute, Woodward School for Girls
Type Private school
MottoDiscimus ut Ducamus
(We Learn So That We May Lead)
Opened1894
FounderDr. Ebenezer Woodward & Mary A.W. Greenleaf Woodward
CEEB code 221810
NCES School ID00604829
Head of schoolAlex Magay
Grades6-12
GenderFemale
Campus Urban
Color(s) Maroon and White   
AthleticsSoccer, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
Athletics conference New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC)
MascotWildcat
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
NewspaperThe Columns
Affiliation International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS)
Website thewoodwardschool.org
Woodward Institute
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Location1102 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169
Coordinates 42°15′18″N71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1893
Built byLoxon, S.
ArchitectThayer, E.G., Kendall & Stevens, Rand & Taylor
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001954 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The Woodward School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in grades six through twelve. Founded by bequest in 1869 and opened in 1894, [2] the school is located in the historic Quincy Center district [3] of Quincy, Massachusetts, and is the only nonsectarian private school in the city. [4] Woodward's Queen Anne school building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

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History of the School

Founding

The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward and his wife, Mary Ann Wroe Greenleaf. Dr. Woodward was a prominent Quincy physician and a cousin of President John Adams. [6] When Dr. Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the Adams Academy, the Quincy boys' school founded by John Adams.

Upon her death in 1870, Mary A.W. Greenleaf Woodward bequeathed further assets to the trust fund established by her late husband. [7] The Town of Quincy, which became a city in 1888, was named trustee of "The Woodward Fund and Property," and was given 25 years to build the school. [4] [2]

Historic School Building

The original school building consisted of six classrooms [8] and was designed by E. G. Thayer in the Queen Anne style, with clapboard siding and a slate roof. Construction began in 1893 and was completed in 1894. [5] In 1897, the school building was modified to add six additional classrooms, a library, study hall, reception rooms, and administrative offices. The architectural firms of Kendall & Stevens and Rand & Taylor were contracted to design plans for this significant structural extension. Upon completion of construction, the size of the school building was roughly doubled in size. [8] Today, the school largely retains visual conformance with the 1897 building.

In 1989, the Woodward School was added to the National Register of Historic Places as an individual property of national architectural, educational, cultural, and historic significance. [3] [8] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Nealon, Patricia (May 7, 1989). "DOCTOR'S WILL LEADS TO CONFLICT IN QUINCY CITY HAS DIPPED INTO FUND MEANT FOR SCHOOL NEEDS, SUPERVISORS SAY". Boston Globe . Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Woodward Institute, NRIS ID 89001954". U.S. National Park Service Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Walker, Christopher (May 26, 2006). "Woodward expansion will be its first: School to add gym, classrooms". Patriot Ledger . Retrieved November 29, 2008.[ dead link ]
  5. 1 2 3 "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey: 1102 Hancock St". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hudson Family Papers, 1663-1942 (Bulk 1851-1938)". Concord Free Public Library. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "AFTER THE WOODWARDS' MONEY.; Dartmouth College and the City of Quincy in Legal Controversy" (PDF). The New York Times . December 12, 1893. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Historic Building Detail: QUI.146, Woodward Institute. Local Inventory Form and National Register Nomination Documentation for NRIS Individual Property ID 89001954". MACRIS: Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 3, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "WOODWARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, INC., THE vs. QUINCY, CITY OF, 469 Mass. 151". masscases.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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