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Coordinates: 42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750
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The Woodward School
Main building
Address
Map
1102 Hancock Street

Quincy
,
MA

United States
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoDiscimus Ut Ducamus
We Learn So That We May Lead
Established1894
HeadmasterAlex Magay
Faculty12
Grades6-12
GenderFemale
CampusUrban
AthleticsWildcats
Websitethewoodwardschool.org
Woodward School for Girls is located in Massachusetts
Woodward School for Girls
Woodward School for Girls is located in the United States
Woodward School for Girls
Location1102 Hancock St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′18″N 71°0′20.7″W / 42.25500°N 71.005750°W / 42.25500; -71.005750
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectThayer, E.G.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSQuincy MRA
NRHP reference No.89001954[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989

The Woodward School is an independent day school for girls in grades 6 through 12. Founded in 1869 and opened in 1894,[2] the school is located in Quincy, Massachusetts, near Quincy Center, and is the only non-sectarian, independent school in the city.[3]

History

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The Woodward School was founded by Dr. Ebenezer Woodward and his wife, Mary Ann Wroe Greenleaf. Dr. Woodward was a prominent Quincy physician and a cousin of President John Adams.[4] When Dr. Woodward died in 1869, his will established a trust fund to create and maintain a girls' school equivalent to the boys-only Adams Academy. Mary Greenleaf Woodward, who died in 1870, bequeathed further assets to the fund through her own will. The town of Quincy, which later became a city in 1888, was named trustee of the Woodward Fund, and was given 25 years to build the school.[3][2]

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.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Woodward Institute on November 13, 1989, reference number 89001954.

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Nealon, Patricia (1989-05-07). "DOCTOR'S WILL LEADS TO CONFLICT IN QUINCY CITY HAS DIPPED INTO FUND MEANT FOR SCHOOL NEEDS, SUPERVISORS SAY". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ^ a b Walker, Christopher (2006-05-26). "Woodward expansion will be its first: School to add gym, classrooms". Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2008-11-29. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Hudson Family Papers, 1663-1942 (Bulk 1851-1938)". Concord Free Public Library. Archived from the original on 5 Nov 2024. Retrieved 5 Nov 2024.
  5. ^ "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey: 1102 Hancock St". Retrieved 2008-11-29. [dead link]
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