Portland Academy and Female Seminary

Portland Academy and Female Seminary
A view of the Portland Academy in 1865
Location
Map
Portland, Oregon

United States
Coordinates45°30′55″N 122°40′58″W / 45.515221°N 122.682655°W / 45.515221; -122.682655[1]
Information
TypePrivate, Secondary
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
EstablishedNovember 17, 1851 (1851-11-17)
Closed1876
TrusteesWilliam S. Ladd, Alexander Abernethy, Gustavus Hines, C.S. Kingsley, William M. King, P.A. Marquam, Clinton Kelley, Harvey K. Hines, P.G. Buchanan, E.C. Baker, J.O. Waterman, Thomas H. Pearne, A.F. Waller, James H. Wilbur, Thomas J. Dryer, Dr. Perry Prettyman[2]

The Portland Academy and Female Seminary was a private school in Portland, Oregon, United States, operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1851 until 1876. Often abbreviated as the Portland Academy, the school was among the few secondary schools in Portland during the years of the Oregon Territory. Later it served briefly as an alternative to Portland High School.

  1. ^ The Academy occupied two blocks on SW Jefferson Street on opposite sides of East and West Park Avenue. The coordinates provided here are for the location of the building pictured in the photograph, now the site of the First Christian Church and the Ladd Apartment Building.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Moreland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).