The Rochester Free Academy is a former secondary school and historic building (1872–1873) in
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located i ...
. It is part of the
City Hall Historic District.
History
The Free Academy was founded by the Board of Education in 1853 and opened in 1857.
Initially called "the High School," it was incorporated as the Rochester Free Academy in 1862.
In 1871, the adjacent lot was purchased, and the surviving brick structure replaced the original school building.
Notable alumni
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* Isaac Adler (politician)
* Isaac Adler (physician)
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Early life
Isaac Adler was bor ...
, mayor of Rochester
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Lucy Elmina Anthony
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, leader in the American woman's suffrage movement
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Benjamin Cunningham, New York state court judge
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Edward Joseph Hanna
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Early life and education
Edward Hanna was born in Rochester, New York, to ...
, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and archbishop of San Francisco
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Adolph J. Rodenbeck
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Life
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, lawyer, politician, and judge from Rochester
References
National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York
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