Mendon Academy
Posted by: 
MrsMcFly
N 42° 59.811 W 077° 30.262
18T E 295858 N 4763508
Historic marker located in parking lot.
Waymark Code: WM8CJQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2010
Views: 10
Mendon Academy
Incorporated 1836
Aquired by Mendon School
District No. 2, Jan. 3, 1839
closed as school and sold
to Fire District, 1950
This school was built in 1835 and students paid to attend. After being aquired by Mendon School District grades 1 through 6 were taught there.
The Fire District added the one-story addition with a cobblestone facade. This addition has been the Golden Lynx Art Gallery since 1995.
Marker Name: Mendon Academy
Marker Type: Other (Explain)
Agency: County of Monroe
Dedication Date: 1959
City/Town/Village Name: Mendon
County: Monroe
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: Not listed
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