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For other uses, see Union School (Searsport, Maine). United States historic place
Union School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Union School (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania) is located in PennsylvaniaUnion School (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)
Location516-518 Bethlehem Pike
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Built1773
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleNo Style Listed
NRHP reference No.80003576
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1980

The Union School is a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the very earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference.

As part of his will, local Quaker businessman Samuel Morris stipulated that a sum of money from his estate be set for the building of a school and a teacher's salary. The school was to provide for free education for all within a 1½-mile radius of Hope Lodge, his country mansion. After Morris' death in 1770, his brother Joshua had the school built. In 1792, the Union School was incorporated as the Union School in Whitemarsh. The school was in continuous use from 1773 until 1936, except for a brief period in 1873 when it served as a lyceum. The trust fund established by Samuel Morris remains in existence today, supporting education in the townships of Whitpain, Whitemarsh and Upper Dublin in Pennsylvania .

The Union School is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Today, the Union School building is a privately owned residence. However, the museum of the Fort Washington Historical Society in the Clifton House contains a replica of the school room.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "National Register Of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form" (PDF). 1977. Retrieved October 2, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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