Greersburg Academy

Greersburg Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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°WCoordinates: 40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W
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, 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. 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.

External links

• Greersburg Academy - Little Beaver Historical Society
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6734, "Greersburg Academy, 710 Market Street, Darlington, Beaver County, PA", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page