Asylum Hill in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Latin School

Free School

— Hartford Grammar School —

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Photographed By Antonio Prats, March 6, 2010

1. Latin School Marker

Inscription.
On this site, from 1869 until 1963, stood the Hartford Public High School, the second oldest secondary school in the United States. Founded in 1638 as a Latin Grammar School. It became, in 1847, the Hartford Public English and Classical High School. This memorial stone was erected by the Girls League of the Hartford Public High School on the school lawn facing Asylum Avenue in 1938 as a tercentenary commemoration of the place where thousands of Hartford's citizens had received their secondary education. A new Hartford Public High School was erected in 1962 on Forest Street near the Mark Twain memorial.

Erected by The Girls League of the Hartford Public High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 41° 46.076′ N, 72° 41.096′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Asylum Hill. Marker is on Farmington Ave., one mile Asylum Ave., on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartford CT 06105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Park History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bushnell Park (approx.

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0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Park History (approx. ¼ mile away); Corning Fountain (approx. ¼ mile away); Rodman "Columbiad" Cannon (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Park History (approx. ¼ mile away); Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards DSM (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Regarding Latin School. 1638-1938
Latin School
Free School
Hartford Grammar School
Hartford Public High School
1869 Building Erected on this Site
1877 Building Enlarged
1882 Building Destroyed by Fire
1883 Second Building Erected
1897 Second Building Enlarged
1897 Manual Training Building Erected
1914 Broad Street Building Erected
1917 Broad Street Building Enlarged

Also see . . . Hartford Public High School. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Original Hartford Public High School in Hartford, Connecticut image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Larry Gertner

2. Original Hartford Public High School in Hartford, Connecticut

1911 postcard.
History of Hartford Public High School, Hartford, CT
Chris Pearce blog entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by Antonio Prats of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2010, by Antonio Prats of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.