Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Boyd School

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 14, 2021

1. Boyd School Marker

Inscription. On this site in 1849 the Reverend Erasmus J. Boyd opened the Young Ladies' Seminary, for 29 years a select school for girls and the town's cultural center.
The Detroit Archdiocese acquired the property in 1885 for a boys' college preparatory school. Within four years the Sisters of St. Joseph began its operation as St. Francis Orphanage for Boys, serving until 1908 when Monroe Public Schools purchased it as the site for a new High School.
In 1912, Monroe's students occupied "the only absolutely fireproof school in Michigan" until a larger High School was built elsewhere.
From 1928 to 1970 the building served as Boyd Elementary School. It was demolished in 1971.

Erected by Monroe County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 41° 54.884′ N, 83° 24.083′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Cass Street, on the left when traveling west on West 3rd Street. Located near the Boyd Park parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 W 3rd St, Monroe MI 48161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Trinity Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); St. Paul's United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); Old Michigan Southern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Editor Ellis, 1825 (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boy Scouts in Monroe County / The Armory Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Doctor Eduard Dorsch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Crossroad (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Also see . . . Monroe Young Ladies’ Seminary was popular school. Excerpt:

Since boarding schools for girls from wealthy, cultured families were still a rarity in the U.S. prior to the Civil War, Boyd’s Young Ladies’ Seminary became well known.

(Submitted on April 15, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, April 14, 2021

2. Boyd School Marker

Boyd Park in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.