Woodward School for Girls
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The Woodward School for Girls is a private
, secular day school
for girls in grades six through twelve. It is located in Quincy, Massachusetts
, near Quincy Center
, and is the only private high school
in the city.
. When Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the boys-only Adams Academy
. The town of Quincy (which became a city in 1888) was named trustee of the fund, and was given 25 years to build the school. Management of the school was allocated in perpetuity to the town's selectmen
. The school building was designed by E. G. Thayer in the Queen Anne
style, with clapboard
siding and a slate
roof. It was built by Stephen Loxon and completed in 1894, just short of the 25 year deadline. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
as Woodward Institute on November 13, 1989, reference number 89001954.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, secular day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
for girls in grades six through twelve. It is located in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, near Quincy Center
Quincy Center (Quincy, Massachusetts)
Quincy Center is an area of Quincy, Massachusetts, centered along Hancock Street and covering the downtown area of the city. The area is a retail shopping locale and also includes the City Hall, the Thomas Crane Public Library, several churches, including the United First Parish Church, where John...
, and is the only private high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the city.
History
The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, a prominent physician and cousin of John AdamsJohn Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...
. When Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the boys-only Adams Academy
Adams Academy
Adams Academy was a school that opened in 1872 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. John Adams, the second President of the United States, had many years before established the Adams Temple and School Fund. This fund gave of land to the people of Quincy in trust...
. The town of Quincy (which became a city in 1888) was named trustee of the fund, and was given 25 years to build the school. Management of the school was allocated in perpetuity to the town's selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...
. The school building was designed by E. G. Thayer in the Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style, with clapboard
Clapboard (architecture)
Clapboard, also known as bevel siding or lap siding or weather-board , is a board used typically for exterior horizontal siding that has one edge thicker than the other and where the board above laps over the one below...
siding and a slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
roof. It was built by Stephen Loxon and completed in 1894, just short of the 25 year deadline. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Woodward Institute on November 13, 1989, reference number 89001954.