Montpelier Female Institute

Montpelier Female Institute - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

First known as the Montpelier Institute and later as the Montpelier Collegiate Institute, the Montpelier Female Institute was a school founded by Episcopal Bishop Stephen Elliott at Montpelier Springs, Monroe County, Georgia in 1841, and is notable as one of the earliest in the state to admit girls. After changing hands several times, it finally closed in 1878. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1843

Source: en.wikipedia.org