Town of Albion in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Albion Academy
Photographed By Paul F, January 5, 2011
1. Albion Academy Marker
Inscription.
Albion Academy and Normal Institute, chartered in 1853 and opened in 1854, on land donated by Jesse Saunders, was founded and operated by Northwestern Seventh Day Baptist Association until 1894; by Peter Hendrickson, former Beloit College professor, until 1901; and by The Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America until 1918. Among its founders were Dr. C.R. Head, Board President for forty years, and A.B. Cornwall, beloved principal during its golden era. Its objective was to afford education so inexpensive that no one need forego it. Albion Academy graduated many outstanding students, including Alva Adams, Governor of Colorado; Knute Nelson, U.S. Senator from Minnesota, and Edwin L. Greene, world famous botanist. Among its faculty were Prof. Thure Kumlien, world famous naturalist, and Prof. Rasmus B. Anderson, later U.S. Minister to Denmark. In 1928 the Town of Albion purchased the buildings and campus for a park and in 1959 conveyed the remaining building, Kumlien Hall, to the Albion Academy Historical Society for preservation as a museum.
Albion Academy and Normal Institute, chartered in 1853 and opened in 1854, on land donated by Jesse Saunders, was founded and operated by Northwestern Seventh Day Baptist Association until 1894; by Peter Hendrickson, former Beloit College professor, until 1901; and by The Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America until 1918. Among its founders were Dr. C.R. Head, Board President for forty years, and A.B. Cornwall, beloved principal during its golden era. Its objective was to afford education so inexpensive that no one need forego it. Albion Academy graduated many outstanding students, including Alva Adams, Governor of Colorado; Knute Nelson, U.S. Senator from Minnesota, and Edwin L. Greene, world famous botanist. Among its faculty were Prof. Thure Kumlien, world famous naturalist, and Prof. Rasmus B. Anderson, later U.S. Minister to Denmark. In 1928 the Town of Albion purchased the buildings and campus for a park and in 1959 conveyed the remaining building, Kumlien Hall, to the Albion Academy Historical Society for preservation as a museum.
Erected 1960 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 95.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included
Location. 42° 52.8′ N, 89° 4.227′ W. Marker is in Town of Albion, Wisconsin, in Dane County. Marker is on Campus Lane, 0.1 miles west of Edgerton Road (Wisconsin Highway 106), on the left when traveling west. Located in Albion Park, between Academy Drive and Edgerton Road, just west of County Highway A. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Campus Lane, Edgerton WI 53534, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
