{"nrhp_refnum":"76001643","name":"Greene Academy","other_names":["Greene Academy of Art"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"314 N. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Carmichaels","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.89945407300007,"lon":-79.97705932799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Greene Academy is a two and one-half story building in Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania, with a stone section built about 1790 as an Episcopal church and a brick section added in 1810. It served as an academy until 1893.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is closely associated with the development of early education in the locale and the state, as a school established after the state legislature funded teaching of poor children in 1809. It taught many prominent local citizens, including A. B. Cummings, later a U.S. Senator from Iowa and governor of that state.","narrative":"Carmichaels, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, is home to a two and one-half story building made of two sections: a stone section built about 1790 as an Episcopal church, and a brick section added in 1810. In 1809 the Pennsylvania Legislature set aside $2,000 for teaching poor children, and the church was donated and dedicated to the instruction of indigent pupils. The building was then enlarged into the Greene Academy, which took in many prominent local students. Among them was A. B. Cummings, later a United States Senator from Iowa and governor of that state. The academy was known to be co-educational by 1850 and operated until 1893. It later served as a G. A. R. Post and was converted into apartments. The building is being restored to an early 19th century appearance, with a tin roof replacing the original wood shingles. Its significance lies in its role in early public schooling in the region and the state.","period_of_significance":"1790-1893","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Undergoing restoration to an early 19th century appearance.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.583905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001643.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001643/7ae0591ee6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001643/7ae0591ee6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREENE_ACADEMY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREENE_ACADEMY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994909","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5603837"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/greene-academy-76001643/"}