Greersburg Academy

United States historic place

LocationJunction of 3rd and Market Sts., Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States^[1]

Coordinates40°48′36″N 80°25′25″W / 40.81000°N 80.42361°W / 40.81000; -80.42361

Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)

Built1806


Greersburg Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Greersburg Academy
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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; -80.42361
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1806
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	75001616^[2]
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1975^[3]

The Greersburg Academy was an educational institution that was established in 1802 in Darlington, Pennsylvania, United States by the Reverend Thomas Hughes.^[4]

The academy was created as a "prep" school for college.^[5] Classes included languages, philosophy, and astronomy. Notable alumni of the school included abolitionist John Brown,^[6] Walter Forward,^[7] John White Geary,^[6] Daniel Leasure,^[8] William Holmes McGuffey.^[7]

The stone structure was built sometime around 1806, making it one of the oldest buildings still standing in Beaver County.^[4]

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.^[4]

The structure is one of the oldest structures to have ever been used as a station.^[4]

The Little Beaver Historical Society currently maintains the structure.

References

↑ "Greersburg Academy". Beaver County History Online. 1982. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Robert B. Bassett (March 1973). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Greersburg Academy. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 8, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
1 2 3 4 Cole (2003), p. 4.
↑ Cole (2003), p. 5.
1 2 Cole (2003), p. 16.
1 2 Cole (2003), p. 15.
↑ Cole (2003), p. 8.

Sources

Cole, Wayne A. (2003). The Greersburg Academy and the Station House. Wayne A. Cole. 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

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania

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