Tome School

Tome School for Boys Historic District
Tome School is located in Maryland
Tome School
Tome School is located in the United States
Tome School
Locationformerly at Bainbridge Naval Training Grounds, Port Deposit, Maryland
Coordinates39°36′10″N 76°6′26″W / 39.60278°N 76.10722°W / 39.60278; -76.10722
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectBoring & Tilton
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.84001760[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1984

The Tome School is a private school in North East in Cecil County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Founded in 1894 by Jacob Tome, it is one of the oldest schools in Maryland. It enrolls grades K–12. As of September 2024, the Head of School is Jim Orndorff.[2]

The school was founded as the Tome School for Boys in nearby Port Deposit. That campus, now owned by the Bainbridge Development Corporation, is no longer in operation and is closed to the public. Since the 2010s, several of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed by vandals, and the company has installed security cameras and taken other measures to keep trespassers off the property.[3]

Original Director's residence of the Jacob Tome Institute
The "Memorial Hall" building after the fire.
Memorial Hall, after the 2014 fire.
A charred and dilapidated hallway in the "Memorial Hall" building.
A charred and dilapidated hallway in the Memorial Hall building.
A gutted and burnt room in the "Memorial Hall" building
A gutted and burnt room in the Memorial Hall building.
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Christine Szymanski". Tome School. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Bellmyer, Jane. "BDC sending warning to those who may trespass at historic Tome School property". Cecil Daily. Retrieved September 16, 2022.