Day's Academy (also known as Wrentham Academy) was a former academy in

Wrentham, Massachusetts Wrentham ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,178 at the 2020 census. History In 1660, five men from Dedham were sent to explore the lakes near George Indian's wigwam and to report back to th ...

that existed between 1806 and 1875 when it became the site of Wrentham's High School. The school was chartered in 1806 for religious education through the Congregational church and originally existed on Wrentham's lower common before moving to 55 East Street (now the site of the Fiske Public Library). Benjamin Day donated $2,300 found the Academy, and the school received land from the State in 1806. Day's Academy operated until 1875, the town purchased its land to construct a high school. The trustees constructed a hall to be used by the public and for a Sunday School. The remainder of the academy's property was transferred to the town.Title Annual Report of the Board of Education, Volume 40, Massachusetts Board of Education, Published 1877, p. 339

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{{Authority control Defunct schools in Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 1806 Schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1806 establishments in Massachusetts