Kentucky School for the Deaf | |
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Location | |
303 S. 2nd St., Danville, Kentucky | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | April 10, 1823 |
Principal | Toyah Robey |
Faculty | 45 |
Grades | K–12 |
Enrollment | 100 |
Color(s) | Green and white [1] |
Mascot | Colonels[1] |
Website | www |
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf | |
Location | Danville, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°38′29″N 84°46′18″W / 37.64139°N 84.77167°W |
Area | less than one acre (landmarked area) |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | Thomas Lewinski, John McMurtry |
NRHP reference No. | 66000354[2] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD), located in Danville, Kentucky, United States, is a school that provides education to deaf and hard-of-hearing children from elementary through high school levels. Founded in 1823, it was the first school for the deaf west of the Allegheny Mountains. Jacobs Hall, its oldest surviving building (built 1857), was designated a National Historic Landmark in recognition of this history.