Antique 1860 Autograph Album Fort Edward Institute Civil War Era Some Photos

  
Antique 1860 Autograph Album Fort Edward Institute Civil War Era Some Photos. What a fabulous and rare item this is Fort Edward, New York, Collegiate Institute. Civil war era dated 1860 - 1861. The Album belonged to Sarah S Sprout. It is leather bound with a gold decorated cover, spine lettering and page edges. It measures 5 1/2'' wide by 8'' long. There are a total of 86 pages. There are many photos of the graduates along with their writings and best wishes. Some of the names are Sarah S Sprout, Joseph E. Knapp, Hobart Cook, James Sansley, Jona H.

Hodge, Lewis Snow, Albert Warner, F Umberfeild, Geo. House, Nellie Fitch, Frank O. There are many cities and towns mentioned as to where these students originated from. This is truly a one of a kind early period Fort Edward Institute piece of memorabilia.

This belongs in a museum, historical center or someone who traces names for genealogical research. Condition: minor cover wear, pages are tight, some pages show writings are a bit faded, some photos are missing otherwise great condition for the age. Please view the pics and questions are always welcomed. Some history below on the Fort Edward Institute. The Fort Edward Collegiate Institute was established in 1854 by a group of local citizens.

The Institute offered a college preparatory course, a commercial course, and a course similar to a teacher training program, similar to a normal school. Two devastating fires, one in 1877, the other in 1910, destroyed the main institute building. The school was rebuilt after the first fire and reopened in 1881.

Nonetheless, however, the institute burned down again in 1910, and it was decided to not rebuild. The Fort Edward Collegiate Institute did not reopen. The institute was originally established in 1854. The building was brick with a 300 foot front and five stories. Before the first fire, the institute reportedly had the capacity for 10,000 students.

1877 One of its founders, Joseph E. King, also served as the schools principal throughout its existence.

Originally co-ed, three fifths of its students were boys when it was originally founded, but after 1890 the institute became a school for girls exclusively. On the evening of November 19, 1877, the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute caught fire and burned to the ground within two hours. Nearly 200 students, both girls and boys, were in attendance at the time.

With little time to escape, many students lost their books and clothes, though the schools accounts and papers were saved. Locals took in many of the displaced students who had nowhere to stay. At the time, the wood stoves in the students rooms were recently replaced as a safety measure, and the fire was reported to have been caused by an exploding lamp.

King, the schools lifelong principal, later wrote that it was one of the new coal stoves which overheated and started the fire in room 49 of the first floor. Apparently, the rooms two students had rushed to dinner from the playground without returning and checking on the stove.

Though the building was in ruins, all students were accounted and none were injured. After the fire in 1877, a new more spacious building was erected in its stead. King continued his tenure as principal of the school.

Documents of the Assembly of NY. The second building had a 152 foot frontage with two large wings. Made of brick, it was four stories tall, but while shorter than the first building by one story, it had many newer and larger facilities. Some of these included a gymnasium, receptions rooms, a chapel seating 600 with a stage, a library, laboratory, studio and music rooms, classrooms, and a reading room, as well as the students dorm rooms.

The school prospered in the years after it reopened, and by 1910 it had just celebrated its 55. Tragedy struck again, however, on March 15, 1910. In the laundry room, at the rear of the east wing of the building, a fire broke out around 6:30am. Reportedly, a janitor had started a vigorous fire in the stove, and it was thought the stove overheated and sparked the fire.

All 60 people in the building were evacuated successfully and no students were injured. A coachman, James Lawler, suffered burns when he escaped the flames by jumping from a second story window. Again, many of the students lost their personal possessions, including books, clothes, and valuables. While a crowd gathered to witness the disaster, firefighters reported to the scene promptly. Unfortunately, their efforts to save the school were hindered by low pressure from the fire hydrants.

Moran came to the conclusion that the institute building was beyond saving and instead focused efforts on preventing the spread of the fire to Principal Kings residence as well as a nearby barn. A call for help was sent to Sandy Hills fire department, and they soon arrived with a steamer. Unfortunately it was too late to make a difference, and two hours after the fire had started, the Fort Edward Collegial Institute was again reduced to ruins.

The principals house and nearby buildings, though, were successfully defended from the fire. 1910 Unlike the previous fire, it was decided not to rebuild in 1910, and the school permanently closed. The item "Antique 1860 Autograph Album Fort Edward Institute Civil War Era Some Photos" is in sale since Saturday, August 29, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Autographs\Historical". The seller is "mossenergy-half" and is located in Oneonta, New York.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Autograph Album Fort Edward Institute Ci: 1860
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed by: Students
• Signed: Yes
• Industry: Historical