Atkinson Academy
Atkinson Academy | |
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The 1802 building | |
Location | |
17 Academy Avenue Atkinson, New Hampshire United States | |
Coordinates | 42°50′23″N 71°8′49″W / 42.83972°N 71.14694°WCoordinates: 42°50′23″N 71°8′49″W / 42.83972°N 71.14694°W |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1787 |
Founder | William Cogswell, Stephen Peabody, Nathaniel Peabody |
School district | Timberlane Regional School District |
Principal | Kathie Dayotis[1] |
Faculty | 34.7 (on FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | K to 5 |
Enrollment | 480[2] (2007–08) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.8:1[2] |
Colour(s) | Blue, Yellow |
Website |
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Atkinson Academy School | |
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Location |
Academy Avenue Atkinson, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 42°50′23″N 71°8′49″W / 42.83972°N 71.14694°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1803 |
Architect | Ebenezer Clifford |
NRHP Reference # | 80000297[3] |
Added to NRHP | August 26, 1980 |
Atkinson Academy is a public elementary school located in Atkinson, New Hampshire. It is a part of the Timberlane Regional School District. It is the oldest standing co-educational school in the United States.[4] The unincorporated and uninhabited township of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant in northern New Hampshire is named in part for the academy, to which it was originally granted.
History
Atkinson Academy was founded in 1787[1] as an all-boys school by the Reverend Stephen Peabody, General Nathaniel Peabody, and Dr. William Cogswell.[5] It began admitting girls in 1791.[4] The original building, constructed in 1789, was destroyed by fire on November 15, 1802.
The academy, in 1874, was under the charge of B.H. Weston, A.M., and was one of the oldest and most respectable institutions in the state.[6] The 1803 school building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture.[3]
Notable alumni
- William Cogswell, congressman from Massachusetts and colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
See also
References
- 1 2 "Atkinson Academy website". Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- 1 2 3 "Atkinson Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Montalto, Jim (July 28, 2006). "School to many of Atkinson's own". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ↑ "Atkinson Historical Society History". www.atkinsonhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- ↑ Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire (1875)