Eagleswood Military Academy
George Inness House Eagleswood Mansion | |
Second Empire | |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003250[1] |
|---|---|
| NJRHP No. | 1893[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1979 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 21, 1979 |
The Eagleswood Military Academy was a private
antebellum
educational needs.
The Eagleswood Military Academy was started by Rebecca Spring (1812–1911) and
utopian community in 1853, but the Union closed in 1860.[4]
Rebecca had the bodies of A.D. Stevens and A.E. Hazlett, from
The grounds, approximately 260 acres (110 ha), were recorded in the largest survey conducted by
Edward L. Kemeys (1843–1907) was another artist who spent time in residence at Eagleswood.[7]
The start of the American Civil War caused many of the Academy's teachers to join the war effort and the school was forced to close, having inadequate staff and enrollment to continue its existence. Several years later, the site became the Eagleswood Park Hotel until 1888, when the Eagleswood estate was sold by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company to Calvin Pardee. He built a ceramic tile company on the site.
Notable students
See also
References
- ^ a b "New Jersey - Middlesex County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). NJ DEP – Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "The History of Perth Amboy". ci.perthamboy.nj.us. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ISBN 9780815604181. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "John Brown's Men Disinterred.". The New York Times. August 29, 1899.
- ^ Wayne T. Dilts. "Thoreau's New Jersey Connection". thoreau.eserver.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "The History of Perth Amboy". City of Perth Amboy. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
