North Yarmouth Academy
National Register of Historic Places

North Yarmouth Academy

Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Listed
March 4, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75000097

About this property

North Yarmouth Academy (also known as "NYA") is an independent, co-ed, college preparatory day and boarding school serving students from early childhood education to postgraduate. NYA was founded in 1814, in what was then North Yarmouth, Maine, prior to the 1849 secession that established Yarmouth, the town in which the school now stands. NYA has 394 enrolled students with an average class size of 14 students.

Location

Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
43.80003, -70.18390

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 75000097. It was listed on March 4, 1975.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Central Parish Church
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0.1 mi
Camp Hammond
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Nearby Battles

Battle of the Eastward (ME scouting, 1691)
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2.4 mi
Battle of Bloody Point (ME, 1703)
1703Colonial
4.2 mi
Battle of Casco Bay (Falmouth 1690)
1690Colonial
10.2 mi
Battle of Casco Bay (Fort Loyal) 1690
1690Colonial
10.2 mi
Raid on Casco Bay ME 1690
1690Colonial
10.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was North Yarmouth Academy listed on the National Register?

North Yarmouth Academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 4, 1975.

What type of historic resource is North Yarmouth Academy?

North Yarmouth Academy is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for North Yarmouth Academy?

The period of significance for North Yarmouth Academy is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1814.

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