Utica Free Academy, whose predecessor, Utica Academy, opened in 1814, was a
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
in
Utica, New York
Utica () is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adiro ...
, which operated from 1840 until 1990, when it was consolidated with
Thomas R. Proctor High School. The combined entity operated briefly at UFA's original facility under the name Utica Senior Academy, but by 1993 had been reverted to the Proctor name and heritage.
The last UFA building is now a
nursing home
A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of older people, senior citizens, or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms ...
.
Notable alumni
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Dean Alfange (1897–1989), politician
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Richard H. Balch (1901–1984), businessperson and politician
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Tim Capstraw (b. 1960), basketball coach and broadcaster
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John D. Caton (1812–1895),
chief justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court
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Mark Danner (b. 1958), writer, journalist, and educator
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George Detore (1906–1991), professional baseball player
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Cyrus D. Prescott (1836–1902), politician and lawyer
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John Ballard Rendall (1847–1924), minister,
Lincoln University president, and Pennsylvania state representative
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Hal White (1919–2001), professional baseball player
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Mary Traffarn Whitney (1852–1942), minister, editor, social reformer, philanthropist, lecturer
Notable faculty
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Charles Stuart (1783–1865), abolitionist, principal (1822–1829)
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Utica, New York
Defunct schools in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York
Educational institutions established in 1840
Educational institutions disestablished in 1990
1840 establishments in New York (state)
1990 disestablishments in New York (state)
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