Lawrence Academy

Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1792 as Groton Academy and chartered in 1793 by Governor John Hancock, it is the tenth-oldest boarding school in the United States and the third-oldest in Massachusetts, following The Governor's Academy and Phillips Academy at Andover.

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Type: School
Description: high school in Groton, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
Address: 14 Main Street, Groton, 01450

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Parish Church of Groton and Groton Inn.

First Parish Church of Groton

Place of worship

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The First Parish Church of Groton is a historic church building at 1 Powderhouse Road in Groton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1754-55 and restyled in 1839 for a congregation whose history dates to the founding of the community in the 17th century. First Parish Church of Groton is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Lawrence Academy.

Groton Inn

Hotel

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The Groton Inn is an inn at 128 Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts. Until 2011, it was an inn consisting of three historic structures, and was believed to be the oldest operating inn in the nation. Groton Inn is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Lawrence Academy.

Bancroft’s castle

Ruins

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Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public. Bancroft’s castle is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Lawrence Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.

Groton

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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.

Ayer

Village

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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. Ayer is situated 3 miles south of Lawrence Academy.

East Pepperell

Suburb

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East Pepperell is a village and census-designated place in the town of Pepperell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. East Pepperell is situated 4½ miles north of Lawrence Academy.

Lawrence Academy

Categories: high school and education
Location: Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.60327° or 42° 36′ 12″ north

Longitude

-71.56481° or 71° 33′ 53″ west

Elevation

394 feet (120 metres)

Open location code

87JCJC3P+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29777360

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4941722

Wikidata ID

Q1462611

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Lawrence Academy” goes by many names.

Chinese: “勞倫斯學院”
Dutch: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
French: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
French: “Lawrence Academy”
German: “Lawrence Academy”
Japanese: “ローレンス・アカデミーグロトン校”
Swedish: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”

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