Effingham Union Academy building, now home to the Effingham Historical Society
Effingham Academy, also known as Effingham Union Academy, was founded on June 18, 1819 in
Effingham, New Hampshire[1] and opened in a new school building in 1820. Rev. Thomas Jameson A.M. was
preceptor.[2] A
normal school for the training of teachers was established on the school building's second floor in 1830.
James W. Bradbury, a
Bowdoin graduate, headed it.[3] After 1845 the building became a district schoolhouse.[4] The school was in what is now the
Lord's Hill Historic District. Alumni include
Amos Tuck. The building is now an Effingham Historical Society property. The Academy is featured on a
New Hampshire historical marker,
number 83, in Effingham.[5]