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Albany Enterprise Academy Lintel and Cornerstone

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Title	Albany Enterprise Academy Lintel and Cornerstone
Subject	Education African American Ohioans Schools Educational facilities
Place	Albany (Ohio) Athens County (Ohio)
Description	This lintel and cornerstone came from the Albany Enterprise Academy. The lintel, which measures 96 by 8 by 14.5 inches (243.84 by 20.32 by 36.83 cm) at its largest point, bears carvings of traditional symbols of education, including a book and a lamp. The cornerstone, which measures 23 by 23.5 by 11.5 inches (58.42 by 59.69 by 29.21 cm), bears the year 1863. The Albany Enterprise Academy was owned and operated by and for African Americans, many of whom were former slaves. Prominent members of Albany's African American community conceived the idea of the academy after the Albany Manual Labor Institute, which had accepted African Americans, was reorganized as Franklin College and discontinued this practice. Construction of the building began in 1863. Known as the Chapel, the first floor of the building was used for classroom space, while the second floor served as an assembly hall. In 1870, a second building was constructed. The academy was governed by a board of trustees elected by stockholders who came from as far away as Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Much of the curriculum was basic, since African Americans had enjoyed few educational opportunities before the Civil War. The majority of pupils at the Albany Enterprise Academy were elementary students. Plagued by financial difficulties, the school closed in 1886.
Date of Original	1863
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution	Athens County Historical Society and Museum
Type	StillImage
Format	picture; objects

Title	Om267_1018610_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om267_1018610_001.tif
Image Height	698
Image Width	2616
File Size	528.268 KB

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