Middletown Academy

Middletown Academy
Middletown Academy building in 2010
Middletown Academy is located in Delaware
Middletown Academy
Middletown Academy is located in the United States
Middletown Academy
Location218 N. Broad St., Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°27′5″N 75°43′4″W / 39.45139°N 75.71778°W / 39.45139; -75.71778
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
NRHP reference No.72000284[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1972

The Middletown Academy was a historic school located in Middletown, Delaware. Founded in 1826 through lottery subscription and constructed the following year, it became part of the public school system in 1876 and was closed in 1929.[2] The school building survives and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1972.[1] It presently houses the town historical society and chamber of commerce.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Middletown Academy". Delaware State Archives. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. ^ "History of Middletown". Town of Middletown, Delaware. Retrieved 2013-02-15.