Free Academy
The Norwich Free Academy, founded in 1854 and in operation since 1856, is a coeducational independent school for students between the 9th and 12th grade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: high school in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Norwich Free Academy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slater Museum and Perkins-Rockwell House.
Slater Museum
Museum
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The Slater Memorial Museum is a historic building and art museum on the grounds of the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, designed by the architect Stephen C.
Perkins-Rockwell House
Museum
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The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A. Perkins-Rockwell House is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Free Academy.
Broad Street School
Historic building
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The Broad Street School is a historic former school building at 100 Broad Street in Norwich, Connecticut. The school was designed by New York City architect Wilson Potter and built in 1897. Broad Street School is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Free Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chelsea Parade Historic District and Yantic Falls Historic District.
Chelsea Parade Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Chelsea Parade Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area north of downtown Norwich, centered around the Chelsea Parade, a triangular public park.
Yantic Falls Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Yantic Falls Historic District encompasses a historic mill and associated worker housing on Yantic Street in Norwich, Connecticut. The 10-acre area includes a complex of mill buildings, mainly built in brick, and mill worker housing, also out of brick.
Jail Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Jail Hill Historic District encompasses a 19th-century working-class residential district in Norwich, Connecticut. Located on a steep hill overlooking downtown Norwich, it was populated first by African Americans, and then by Irish immigrants.
Free Academy
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Town of Norwich, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Free Academy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洛維奇自由學院”
- Chinese: “诺维奇自由学校”
- Chinese: “诺维奇自由学院”
- French: “Norwich Free Academy”
- Japanese: “ノーウィッチ・フリー・アカデミー”
- Slovenian: “Norwich Free Academy”
- Swedish: “Norwich Free Academy”
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