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Re: Two story school in Bonaparte

DETWILER

Posted By: Rich Lowe
Date: 8/25/2005 at 20:36:57

In Response To: Two story school in Bonaparte (Donald Detwiler)

Don

In a booklet published by the Van Buren Co Historical Society in 1967:

"An Academy was started in 1865 by Bonaparte Academy Assoc., and completed in 1867 at a cost of $20,000. It was popularly called Howe's Academy for the first principal, E.P. Howe."

"In 1870 the Bonaparte School District became independent. They purchased Howe's Academy."

"The present school building was dedicated December 17, 1915."

"In 1865-66-67 the Bonaparte Academy Ass'n erected a fine brick building, two stories high, containing four study rooms and two recitation rooms, at a cost of $20,000. In 1870 the Bonaparte district became independent and in 1871, the academy building was purchased by the directors of the Independent School District of Bonaparte for a public school building. The building cost the district $12,000."

See photo at link below. Somewhere I do have a photo of the Academy burning to the ground which would have been prior to 1915.

Howe's (Bonaparte) Academy Photo

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