People's Academy building - Morrisville, VT
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nomadwillie
N 44° 33.743 W 072° 35.441
18T E 691332 N 4937162
The property and initial building for the Peoples Academy were made by a donation by Alexander Hamilton Copley, a Lamoille County native who had made a fortune as a pharmaceutical businessman in Boston, Massachusetts
Waymark Code: WM17G5M
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2023
Views: 1
MORRISVILLE (alt. 681, pop. 1822), 41 m., is sprawled along a terrace above the Lamoille River and clouded with the smoke of industry, its business enterprises being concentrated in lumber and dairy products.
The river flats (L) at the northern end of the village, hold long, drab,
factory sheds overhung with smoke from the tall stacks of Plant 4 of the Atlas Plywood Corporation. Across the river is located the central plant
of the United Farmers' Creamery Association. This association is composed of approximately 2000 farmers and owns country plants, together
with a distributing plant in Boston. The largest percentage of the products
go direct to the retailer, hence the slogan 'From Farmer to Consumer.'
The long Main St. with its brick business section is distinguished only
by the handsome and imposing
People's Academy building (L) which
faces the street from a commanding rise at the head. This is a long, rectangular, flat-roofed, two-storied structure of red brick, with granite
facings and portico, fronted by a circular cement drive. It is excellently
equipped, including an observatory.
American-Guide-Series - Vermont: a Guide to the Green Mountain State, p.247 (1937)
For a population of 618, the High School is quite impressive structure for such a small town. The land was purchased by Copley to build a house for his wife, but she died before construction began, donating the land and funds to build the school.