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 nameWoodward Institute
Type Private school
MottoDiscimus ut Ducamus
(We Learn So That We May Lead)
Opened1894
FounderDr. Ebenezer Woodward & Mary Greenleaf Woodward
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)
Affiliation International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS)
Website thewoodwardschool.org
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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.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001954 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The Woodward School is an independent day school for girls in grades six through twelve. Founded in 1869 and opened in 1894, [2] the school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, near Quincy Center, and is the only nonsectarian, independent school in the city. [3]

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History

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. [4] 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 Greenleaf Woodward bequeathed further assets to the trust fund established by her late husband. 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. [3] [2]

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 Dr. Woodward's 25-year deadline. [5] 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. 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 Walker, Christopher (May 26, 2006). "Woodward expansion will be its first: School to add gym, classrooms". Patriot Ledger . Retrieved November 29, 2008.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Hudson Family Papers, 1663-1942 (Bulk 1851-1938)". Concord Free Public Library. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey: 1102 Hancock St". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  6. ↑ "WOODWARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, INC., THE vs. QUINCY, CITY OF, 469 Mass. 151". masscases.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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