Walpole Academy

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Walpole Academy | nrhp_type = | image = Walpole Academy, Walpole, New Hampshire.jpg | caption = | location = Main St., Walpole, New Hampshire | coordinates = {{coord|43.07890|-72.42556|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NH|display=ti}} | locmapin = New Hampshire#USA | built = {{Start date|1831}} | architect = Howland, Aaron Prentiss | architecture = Greek Revival | added = May 21, 1975 | area = {{convert|1.5|acre}} | refnum = 75000230<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }} The '''Walpole Academy''' is a historic former school building on Main Street in Walpole, New Hampshire. It is now owned by the Walpole Historical Society and operated as a local history museum. Built in 1831, it is a fine rural example of a 19th-century Greek Revival academy building, which served the surrounding area as a private academy until 1853, and as Walpole's public high school until 1950. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.<ref name="nris"/>

==Description and history== The former Walpole Academy building stands on the south side of Walpole's village center, set well back on the east side of Main Street. It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood-frame structure, covered with gabled roof and wooden clapboards. The building has a classic Greek temple appearance, with Doric columns supporting an entablature and a triangular pediment with a fanlight detail. The building is topped by an octagonal, arcaded cupola.<ref name=NRHP/>

Walpole Academy was established as a private secondary school in 1825. The present building was erected in 1831, probably by Aaron Prentiss Howland, a local builder known for many local high quality Greek Revival designs. The academy remained private until 1853, when the town acquired it for use as its high school. It was purchased from the town by the historical society in 1950.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=75000230}}|title=NRHP nomination for Walpole Academy|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2014-04-03}}</ref> The museum now houses items of local interest, including town records and historical artifacts.

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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Walpole Academy}} * [http://www.walpolehistory.org/ Walpole Historical Society] - Academy Museum

Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire Category:Greek Revival architecture in New Hampshire Category:School buildings completed in 1831 Category:Museums in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Category:History museums in New Hampshire Category:Historical societies in New Hampshire Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Category:Walpole, New Hampshire Category:1831 establishments in New Hampshire