East Bloomfield in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Former Academy

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022

1. Former Academy Marker

Inscription. Co-educational boarding school 1839-1909. Later became Crance Hall. Acquired by East Bloomfield Historical Society in 1970.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 889.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 42° 53.764′ N, 77° 26.063′ W. Marker is in East Bloomfield, New York, in Ontario County. It is on South Ave, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 South Ave, Bloomfield NY 14469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The East Bloomfield Academy (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named East Bloomfield Academy (a few steps from this marker); Bloomfield Veterans Plaque (within shouting distance of this marker); Murray Savage Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); East Bloomfield to the Memory of her Sons (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloomfield Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Bloomfield.

Also see . . . East Bloomfield Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 30, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022

2. Former Academy Marker

Looking south on South Ave, towards the intersection with NY 5/20, Bloomfield, NY

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022

3. Former Academy Marker

Looking north on South Ave, Bloomfield, NY

Former Academy building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 19, 2022

4. Former Academy building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.