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Kingston Academy

 
 
Kingston Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
1. Kingston Academy Marker

Inscription.
Founded 1774   Erected on present site 1830
Rebuilt 1883

Wm. M. Hayes • E. M. Brigham • W.E. Ostrandes • E.L. Westbrook • J.S.Burhans • Chas. Reynolds • H.D. Baldwin • Aug. Schepmoes • D.C. Overbaugh • M.T. Winchell

Architect:
Charles W. Romeyn

Builders:
Wm. B. Mickens,   Carpenter: Burger & Darling, masons.
C.D. Rosa, painter

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
 
Location. 41° 55.949′ N, 74° 0.913′ W. Marker is in Kingston, New York, in Ulster County. It is at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and Albany Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Clinton Avenue. Marker is located at the northwest corner of Academy Green Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston NY 12401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stuyvesant Indian Treaty (here, next to this marker); Academy Green Statues (within shouting distance of this marker); The Story of Historic Kingston (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Keuren Homestead (about 600 feet away); Fair Street Church (about 700 feet away); New York State Assembly (about 700 feet away); Bogardus Tavern (about 700 feet away); Old Blockhouse (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.
 
Kingston Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
2. Kingston Academy Marker
Marker on Academy Green Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 1, 2012
3. Marker on Academy Green Park
The Kingston Academy was located on the ground seen in the background.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Aug. 22, 2026