Greersburg Academy

Greersburg Academy
Greersburg Academy
Location Junction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Coordinates 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W / 40.81000; -80.42361Coordinates: 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W / 40.81000; -80.42361
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1806
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference # 75001616[2]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1975

The Greersburg Academy was an institution established by Reverend Thomas Hughes in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1802.[3] The academy was created as a "prep" school for college.[4] Classes included languages, philosophy, and astronomy. The stone structure was built 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] Notable alumni of the school were abolitionist John Brown,[5] Walter Forward,[6] John White Geary,[5] Daniel Leasure,[7] William Holmes McGuffey.[6] The Little Beaver Historical Society currently maintains the structure.

References

  1. ↑ Greersburg Academy Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine., Beaver County History Online, 1982. Accessed 2009-07-05.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cole, p. 4
  4. ↑ Cole, p. 5
  5. 1 2 Cole, p. 16
  6. 1 2 Cole, p. 15
  7. ↑ Cole, p. 8

Sources

  • Cole, Wayne A., The Greersburg Academy and the Station House, Wayne A. Cole, 2003, ISBN 0-9727397-1-8.


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