The Rochester Free Academy is a former secondary school and historic building (1872–1873) in Rochester, New York. It is part of the City Hall Historic District.[1]
History edit
The Free Academy was founded by the Board of Education in 1853 and opened in 1857.[2] Initially called "the High School," it was incorporated as the Rochester Free Academy in 1862.[2] In 1871, the adjacent lot was purchased, and the surviving brick structure replaced the original school building.[2]
Notable alumni edit
- Isaac Adler, mayor of Rochester
- Lucy Elmina Anthony, leader in the American woman's suffrage movement
- Benjamin Cunningham, New York state court judge
- Edward Joseph Hanna, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and archbishop of San Francisco
- Adolph J. Rodenbeck, lawyer, politician, and judge from Rochester
References edit
- ^ "Rochester Free Academy–Transformed". Landmark Society of Western New York. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Rochester and the Post Express: A History of the City of Rochester from the Earliest Times. Post Express Printing Company. 1895. p. 71.