Greersburg Academy

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.

Greersburg Academy
Greersburg Academy
LocationJunction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Coordinates40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1806
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.75001616[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1975

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