Hartford Collegiate Institute
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| Hartford Collegiate Institute Hartford, KS 66854 Map This! |
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| GPS: 38°308' N; 95°955' W |
The Hartford Collegiate Institute, Hartford, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2-23-72. It is the oldest school building in Lyon County, Kansas.
About the year 1860 the Methodist Episcopal conference decided that it would be advisable to locate a branch of Baker University at Hartford in Lyon county. The citizens of the town agreed to donate aid in the shape of funds and land, and work was commenced on the building, which was a two-story structure 32 by 46 feet. After an expenditure of several thousand dollars the building was partially completed in 1862. Several terms were taught, in connection with the district school, after which the collegiate institute was abandoned and the building was used by the district school.
| For more information on Hartford, Kansas, see: |
| http://www.city-data.com/city/Hartford-Kansas.html |
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| http://members.cox.net/ksregphotos/Hartford_Collegiate_Institute.html |
| http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/h/hartford_collegiate_inst.html |