Bellefonte Academy

United States historic place

Significant dates

Bellefonte Academy
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

40°54′37″N 77°46′47.6″W / 40.91028°N 77.779889°W / 40.91028; -77.779889
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]
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
James G. Marshall (1869–1960), industrialist and inventor^[4]
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^[5]
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

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "James Marshall to Receive Chemical Media on Tuesday". The Buffalo News. October 16, 1937. p. 1.
^ 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

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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