Pierce Academy

Not to be confused with Peirce School.

Pierce Academy
Location
Middleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Information
Established1808 (1808)
Closed1880 (1880)
PrincipalJohn Whipple Potter Jenks (1842-1871)

Pierce Academy (1808–1880) was a college preparatory school in Middleborough, Massachusetts.[1] The school was founded in 1808, fell into decline in 1872 when Middleborough High School opened, had only 12 students in 1876, and closed in 1880.[1] The building was later used for the YMCA and G.A.R.[2]

A deal was proposed for the school to provide high school education for up to 50 Middleborough students.[3] From 1842 to 1871, John Whipple Potter Jenks was principal.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Peirce (sic) Academy in Decline, 1876". Recollecting Nemasket. October 9, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2021. March 31, 1876 letter to Plymouth Old Colony Memorial
  2. ^ "Pierce Academy used for Y.M.C.A. & G.A.R., Middleboro, Mass". Massachusetts Collections Online. 1900. Retrieved July 24, 2021. postcard in Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
  3. ^ "The Massachusetts Teacher". Mass. Teachers' Association. June 21, 1863 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Lubar, Steven (August 7, 2017). "Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present". Harvard University Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Temple, Josiah Howard (June 21, 1887). "History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts: Preceded by an Account of Old Quabaug, Indian and English Occupation, 1647-1676, Brookfield Records, 1686-1783". Higginson Book Company – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Massachusetts Teacher". June 21, 1854 – via Google Books.