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Schools
Educational institutions such as colleges, universities, conservatories, elementary and high schools.
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Mary Primrose Fuller bequeathed 15 million dollars following her death in October, 1997 to UHart's Hartt School of Music. The center, named after her husband, is home to the Millard Auditorium and Auerbach Hall.
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This is one of the oldest grammar schools in California. It was built in 1858 of brick and remained in use until 1950, when it was replaced by the Mark Twain Elementary School. It now serves as an example of a typical schoolroom of the 19th century.
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ACTCM provides education and patient care in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1986, ACTCM became the first school to offer traditional Chinese medicine as a graduate discipline within American higher education.
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Barton Academy was the first public school in the state of Alabama. The building was named for Willoughby Barton, an Alabama state legislator from Mobile who introduced an act that created the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County
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California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the California State University system. Founded in 1887 as the Northern Branch State Normal School of California, it became part of the state university system in 1972.
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Central Middle School is currently a sixth through eighth grade school. It is also a part of Galveston Independent School District, which plans to convert Central into a 7-8 middle school in the fall of 2008.
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The Claymont Stone School, also known as Naaman’s Creek School #1, is a historic schoolhouse built in 1805. The original building was renovated in 1905 and expanded to become a two room schoolhouse. It was used until 1925.
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Duke University is a private research university founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838. The school moved to Durham in 1892
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East Liverpool's most visible landmark, the 126-foot tower is reminiscent of Old Central School, which once stood at the site.
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Although it has had different names, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was founded in 1887, and in 1891, it was designated Florida's land-grant institution for African-Americans.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution. The school was originally named the "College of Steubenville" and was founded in 1946 by Franciscan Friars.
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Galveston College is a comprehensive community college which opened its doors in September 1967.
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This boarding school teaches grades 1 through 12 on a 43 acre (170,000 m²) campus. It grants full scholarships to eligible students from families with limited financial resources, headed by a single parent or guardian.
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The East Liverpool Campus of Kent State occupies a downtown site overlooking the Ohio River. It is composed of the Main Building, Memorial Auditorium, Mary Patterson Building, and a Commons area.
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In 1957, nine African-American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were denied entrance to the school in defiance of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering integration of public schools.
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Founded in 1848, Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy is a private Catholic school. Grades seven through twelve are all female and the Montessori and Elementary schools are co-ed. The school has announced that it will cease operations on May 31, 2008.
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Previously Bell Vocational High School until 1989.
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An art school formed in the mid 1960s, NYC's Studio School currently occupies the building that previously housed the Whitney Museum of Art.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805 by painter and scientist Charles Willson Peale, sculptor William Rush, and other artists and business leaders. It is the oldest art museum and school in the nation.
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Roman opened in 1890 as an all-male high school and is still only open to boys. It was founded by Thomas E. Cahill, a nineteenth century Philadelphia merchant. It is the oldest free Diocesan Catholic high school in North America.
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