Bellefonte Academy | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
  Location in Pennsylvania  Location in United States | |
| Location | 225 W. Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°54′37″N 77°46′47.6″W / 40.91028°N 77.779889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1805, 1839–1845, 1904, 1913 |
| Architect | Robert Cole (1904 expansion) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001617[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1976 |
| Removed from NRHP | December 17, 2008 |
Bellefonte Academy was a historic school building located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built in 1805, as a two-story, rectangular limestone building. It was enlarged between 1839 and 1845, with the addition of two bays and wings to the north and south. After a fire in 1904, the building was rebuilt with the addition of a third story and the addition of a portico with six Tuscan order columns and Classical Revival style details. The wings were enlarged in 1913. Also on the property was the headmaster's house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was delisted in 2008, after it was destroyed by fire on July 14, 2004.[3] It was also included in the Bellefonte Historic District.[1]
Notable alumni
- Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856–1931), chemist
- Clifford Carlson (1894–1964), college basketball coach
- Lionel Conacher (1900–1954), Canadian athlete and politician
- Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817–1894), governor of Pennsylvania
- Luby DiMeolo (1903–1966), professional football player and coach
- J. Wesley Gephart (1853–1905), attorney and business executive
- Frank Hood (1908–1955), professional football player
- George K. James (1905–1994), college football and baseball coach
- Mose Kelsch (1897–1935), professional football player
- Martin Kottler (1910–1989), professional football player
- James H. Osmer (1832–1912), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Franklin Guest Smith (1840–1912), U.S. Army brigadier general[4]
- Gerald Snyder (1905–1983), professional football player
- Jake Stahl (1891–1966), professional football player and college football coach
- John Hubler Stover (1833–1889), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
- Harp Vaughan (1903–1978), professional football player
- Robert J. Walker (1801–1869), U.S. Senator from Mississippi, territorial governor of Kansas, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- John Montgomery Ward (1860–1925), professional baseball player
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2011. Note: This includes Michael Helm and Madeline L. Cohen (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bellefonte Academy" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Fire destroys Bellefonte Academy". Centre Daily Times. July 15, 2004. p. A9. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1908). Who's Who In America. Vol. 5. Chicago, IL: A. M. Marquis & Company. p. 1749 – via Google Books.
External links
- Bellefonte Academy history
- Fred D. Smith Collection of Photos and Postcards of the Bellefonte Academy Virtual Walking Tour Stop 31: Virtual Walking Tour of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association website
