| Gilbert Academy | |
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| Location | |
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5318 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates | 29°55′37″N 90°06′43″W / 29.927°N 90.112°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Gilbert Industrial College |
| Type | College-preparatory school |
| Established | 1873 |
| Closed | 1949 |
| Affiliation | New Orleans University |
Gilbert Academy was a premier preparatory school for African-American high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana. Begun in 1863 in New Orleans as a home for colored children orphaned by the American Civil War, the home moved to Baldwin, Louisiana, in 1867. The Orphans Home evolved into a school and, over the next 80 years, became Gilbert Academy, a college preparatory school for African Americans. Gilbert Academy returned to New Orleans, achieved accreditation by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, and graduated many notable students until it closed in 1949.