May 17, 2012The Jamestown Academy
Located at 200 East Fourth Street
The Jamestown Academy, known as the "Old Academy", was erected on the southeast corner of Fourth and Spring Streets in 1837. It was the intermediate and academic institution of the village until the Second Street grammar school housing Institute Hall was completed in 1867. The Academy was moved several times and finally demolished in 1910.
THE JAMESTOWN ACADEMY HARROWED IN MEMORY AS
THE OLD ACADEMY
WAS ERECTED HERE IN 1837. FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS THIS THREE-STORY WOODEN BUILDING WAS THE INTERMEDIATE AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OF THE VILLAGE.