Miss Porters School
Miss Porter's School is a private college preparatory school for girls founded in 1843 in Farmington, Connecticut. The school draws students from many of the 50 U.S. states, as well as from abroad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Stanley-Whitman House Museum
Museum
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The Stanley-Whitman House is a historic house museum at 37 High Street in Farmington, Connecticut. Built ca 1720, it is one of the oldest houses in Farmington. Stanley-Whitman House Museum is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Miss Porters School.
First Church of Christ
Church
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The First Church of Christ, Congregational, also known as First Church 1652 is an historic church at 75 Main Street in Farmington, Connecticut. 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. First Church of Christ is situated 950 feet southwest of Miss Porters School.
Hill Stead Museum
Museum
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Hill–Stead Museum is a Colonial Revival house and art museum set on a large estate at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington, Connecticut. It is best known for its French Impressionist masterpieces, architecture, and stately grounds. Hill Stead Museum is situated 2,300 feet east of Miss Porters School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington Historic District and Farmington.
Farmington Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Farmington Historic District encompasses a 275-acre area of the town center of Farmington, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Farmington
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Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Pine Grove Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Pine Grove Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of primarily 19th-century farmsteads, located near one another and a local district school building in Avon, Connecticut. Pine Grove Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Miss Porters School.
Miss Porters School
- Category: education
- Location: Town of Farmington, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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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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