Miss Porters School

Miss Porter's School is a private college preparatory school for girls founded in 1843 in . The school draws students from many of the 50 U.S. states, as well as from abroad.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: private college preparatory school for girls founded in Farmington, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: Miss Porter’s School

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stanley-Whitman House Museum and First Church of Christ.

Museum
The Stanley-Whitman House is a historic house museum at 37 High Street in . Built ca 1720, it is one of the oldest houses in Farmington. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Miss Porters School.

Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The , Congregational, also known as First Church 1652 is an historic church at 75 Main Street in . Built in 1771, this classic meeting-house style church was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its role in sheltering the Amistad Africans before their return to Africa. is situated 950 feet southwest of Miss Porters School.

Museum
Hill–Stead Museum is a Colonial Revival house and art museum set on a large estate at 35 Mountain Road in . It is best known for its French Impressionist masterpieces, architecture, and stately grounds. is situated 2,300 feet east of Miss Porters School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farmington Historic District and Farmington.

Neighborhood
The encompasses a 275-acre area of the town center of . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

is a town in Hartford County in the Valley area of central in the United States. The town is part of the .

Neighborhood
The encompasses a well-preserved collection of primarily 19th-century farmsteads, located near one another and a local district school building in . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Miss Porters School.

Miss Porters School

Latitude
41.72343° or 41° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
-72.82843° or 72° 49′ 42″ west
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
87H9P5FC+9J
Geo­Names ID
4838809
Wiki­data ID
Q1250108
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Miss Porters School” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مدرسة الآنسة بورتر
  • Armenian: Օրիորդ Փորթերի դպրոց
  • Belarusian: Школа міс Портэр
  • Catalan: Miss Porter’s School
  • Chinese: 波特女子高中
  • Egyptian Arabic: مدرسة الآنسه بورتر
  • French: Miss Porter’s School
  • German: Miss Porter’s School
  • Hebrew: בית הספר של מיס פורטר
  • Japanese: ミス・ポーターズ・スクール
  • Portuguese: Miss Porter’s School
  • Swedish: Miss Porter’s School
  • Welsh: Ysgol Miss Porter’s

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