St. John's Military Academy Marker

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Delafield in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. John's Military Academy

By Paul F, September 20, 2009

1. St. John's Military Academy Marker

Inscription. St. John’s, the oldest Military Academy in Wisconsin, was founded as a boy’s prep school in 1844 when Sidney T. Smythe, a student at Nashotah House, reopened an abandoned Delafield schoolhouse for St. John’s first students. Dr. Smythe graduated from Nashotah in 1886 and devoted the rest of his life to building the Academy.
The main campus buildings were built to complement each other in design and appearance. Of English Gothic design with serrated roofs, towers and battlements of stone, they resemble old-time European castles.
St. John’s is an influential educational force in the Midwest drawing its students from many states and foreign countries. The philosophy of the military type of education was adopted to emphasize quality, instill self-discipline, and provide team spirit and leadership qualities.
This philosophy, combined with St. John’s original religious intentions, represents a distinctive side of the American Spirit.

Erected 1978 by State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Marker Number 244.)

Location. 43° 3.902′ N, 88° 24.332′ W. Marker is in Delafield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of St. John's Road and Farrand Street. Click for map. On the campus grounds off Genesee Street. Marker is in this post office area: Delafield WI 53018, United States of America.

By Paul F, September 20, 2009

2. St. John's Military Academy Marker

Companion sign with Northwestern Military Academy

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Northwestern Military and Naval Academy (here, next to this marker); Delafield Fish Hatchery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hawks Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cushing Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away); Bishop Jackson Kemper Home Built 1849 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nashotah Mission (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lapham Peak (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lapham Peak (approx. 2.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Delafield.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

By Paul F, September 20, 2009

3. St. John's Military Academy Marker

With companion sign for Northwestern Military Academy and campus building

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 2, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 722 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.