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Romney Classical Institute

Romney Classical Institute was a 19th-century coeducational collegiate preparatory school in , Virginia, United States, between 1846 and shortly after 1866.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: 19th-century coeducational collegiate preparatory school in Romney, Virginia (present-day West Virginia)
  • Also known as: “Romney Classical Institute (historical)”
  • Inscription: “Romney Classical Institute”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wirgman Building and West Virginia School for the Blind.

Archaeological site
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The was an early 19th-century Federal-style commercial and residential building located on East Main Street in . It was completed around 1825 to serve as the Romney branch office of the Bank of the Valley of Virginia, and served as a location for every subsequent bank established in Romney, including the Bank of Romney and the First National Bank of Romney. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Romney Classical Institute.

School
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The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind were established by an Act of the Legislature on March 3, 1870. The School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind offer comprehensive educational programs for hearing impaired and visually impaired students respectively. is situated 460 feet east of Romney Classical Institute.

Museum
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in , a city in the U.S. state of . It is located at the intersection of North High Street and West Main Street. is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Romney Classical Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romney and Valley.

Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area.

Hamlet
was a populated place and on the South Branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the U.S. state of . It was centered near the intersection of West Sioux Lane and Depot Road, now located within the present-day corporate boundaries of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of . is located west of along the Northwestern Turnpike and the South Branch Valley Railroad. is situated 1½ miles west of Romney Classical Institute.

Romney Classical Institute

Latitude
39.34061° or 39° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
-78.75216° or 78° 45′ 8″ west
Open location code
87F386RX+64
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356535103
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q20968637
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Estonian—“Romney Classical Institute” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معهد رومنى الكلاسيكى”
  • Estonian: “Romney Classical Institute”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Romney City Hall.

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