Ashford Academy

The Ashford Academy is a historic school building on Fitts Road in Ashford, Connecticut. Built in 1825, it is the oldest public building in the town, serving as a school until 1949. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Type: School building
Description: school building in Ashford, Connecticut
Address: 10 Fitts Road, Ashford, CT 06278

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashford Lake and Babcock Library.

Ashford Lake

Reservoir

Ashford Lake is a small, shallow, privately owned pond located in the eastern part of the town of Ashford in northeastern Connecticut, along the town's border with Eastford. Ashford Lake is situated 2 miles north of Ashford Academy.

Babcock Library

Library

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Babcock Library is situated 2 miles west of Ashford Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashford and Warrenville.

Ashford

Village

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Ashford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 4,191 at the 2020 census.

Warrenville

Village

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Warrenville is a village, which is situated 2 miles west of Ashford Academy.

Eastford

Village

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Eastford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 1,649 at the 2020 census. Eastford is situated 3 miles northeast of Ashford Academy.

Ashford Academy

Categories: educational institution, building, historic site, and education
Location: Town of Ashford, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.87301° or 41° 52′ 23″ north

Longitude

-72.12301° or 72° 7′ 23″ west

Elevation

696 feet (212 metres)

Inception

1825

Open location code

87H9VVFG+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 963092217

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

GeoNames ID

5281643

Wikidata ID

Q4804989

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