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Williamsport Academy Building

MLA citation style
Unknown,. “Williamsport Academy Building”. no date. Original Photograph From The Buildings And Grounds Of Lycoming College Photograph Collection, 1820.
APA citation style
Unknown,. (1820). Williamsport Academy Building. Original Photograph From The Buildings And Grounds Of Lycoming College Photograph Collection. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Alyc-5_544
Chicago citation style
Unknown,. “Williamsport Academy Building”. Original Photograph From The Buildings And Grounds Of Lycoming College Photograph Collection, Lycoming College - Lycoming College Campus - Past and Present, 1820. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Alyc-5_544.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Williamsport Academy Building

Subject

Educational facilities
Williamsport Academy for the Education of Youth (1812-1838)

Description

The old Williamsport Academy was the predecessor of Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Its full name on the incorporation papers from 1811 was the 'Williamsport Academy for the Education of Youth in the English and other Languages, in the Useful Arts, Science and Literature.' The private school was chartered by Scotch-Presbyterians. A grant providing the funding required the founders to accept up to five poor children free of charge. It was located at the northwest corner of West Third and West Streets. The lots for the building, known as 'Academy Square,' were donated by Michael Ross. The building is described as being a plain, but substantial brick structure of octagonal form. Material for this description is contained in Charles Scott Williams' book, History of Lycoming College and Its Predecessor Institutions … The Academy later bought 1 3/4 acres on a small hill, which is where the west wing of Old Main was built.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1820

Physical Description

Photomechanical print, BandW
[3 1/2 x 5 1/2]

Location Covered

Pennsylvania--Lycoming County
Williamsport (Pa.)

Time Period Covered

ca. 1820
Still images from ca. 1820 to present.

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Identifier

1127BNG

Source

Original photograph from the Buildings and Grounds of Lycoming College Photograph Collection

Language

English

Relation

Digitized collections of the Lycoming College Archives. http://www.lycoming.edu/library/archives/photoarchive.html

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Contact

For further information about the collection or a specific item please visit the Lycoming College Archives website, http://www.lycoming.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution

Lycoming College

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.