Gorham Academy

Gorham Academy
Gorham Academy Building, 1806

Gorham Academy. In 1803, Gorham Academy was founded in Gorham, Maine as a preparatory school for boys. Designed by Samuel Elder, the Federal style Academy Building was erected in 1806. The institution would evolve into Western Maine Normal School, and later Gorham State Teachers College. Today, it is the University of Southern Maine at Gorham.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Gorham Historical Society". http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=15702. Retrieved 27-April-2009. 


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