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| Chestnut Hill Academy | |
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| Location | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Legacy Institution now "Springside Chestnut Hill Academy" |
| Established | 1861 |
| Wissahickon Inn | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
 Wissahickon Inn, now Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA (1883-84, G.W. & W.D. Hewitt, architects). | |
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| Location | 500 W. Willow Grove Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | G.W. & W.D. Hewitt |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne. |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002333 |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1979 |
Chestnut Hill Academy (CHA) was an all-male Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory school located in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1861, CHA was the oldest all-boys school in Greater Philadelphia.
CHA merged with all-girls Springside School in 2010 to become Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.
History
The school's main building at 500 West Willow Grove Avenue was formerly known as the Wissahickon Inn. Designed by G.W. & W.D. Hewitt and built by Henry H. Houston, the Inn opened for business in 1884. Houston also built the Philadelphia Cricket Club across the street, and additional land across the street played host to the Philadelphia Horse Show (now the Devon Horse Show). These were popular attractions for Houston's 3,000-acre (12 km) real estate development, and brought much business to the Inn.
In 1897, the Inn's business began to decline when the Philadelphia Horse Show moved, and improved transportation caused guests to seek more distant travel spots. In 1898, Chestnut Hill Academy moved to the Wissahickon Inn from its previous residence on 8030 Germantown Avenue. The school and the Inn functioned simultaneously, the school making use of the inn's facilities during its off season, and the Inn doing business when students had gone home for the summer. The Wissahickon Inn closed in 1901, and Chestnut Hill Academy took permanent possession of the property.
The Wissahickon Inn is listed on National Register of Historic Places, and the school retains many of the Inn's original structures today.
Notable alumni
- Bruce L. Castor, Jr. (1979): lawyer, politician
- Joseph S. Clark (1918): Philadelphia mayor, 1952–56; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1957–69
- George Meade Easby (1936: Relative, Celebrity, Dilettante
- Dan Gargan (2001): defender for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Thomas S. Gates Jr. (1924): Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Defense during the Eisenhower Administration
- Walter B. Gibson (1915): author of the "Shadow" mystery stories
- Allyn Joslyn (1919): stage, film, radio, and television actor
- Mike Koplove (1995): Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Irving Langmuir (1898): winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Jeff Larentowicz (2001): professional soccer player for the Chicago Fire
- Fred Lovegrove (1958): Connecticut state senator
- Pat Meehan (1974): U.S. representative
- Andrew Moss (1996): Frontman of the indie-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
- David Nalle (1942): American diplomat and scholar.
- Alec Ounsworth (1996): Musician in Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Isaac Starr (1912): developed the first practical ballistocardiograph
- Stuart Taylor, Jr.: Member of the Brookings Institution; columnist for the National Journal and Contributing Editor for Newsweek
- John Wolf (1966): Assistant Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation
- Lud Wray: professional football player and coach
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Hepp, Christopher. "Penn's Isaac Starr, 94, Pioneer In Cardiology". The Inquirer. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
External links
| Inter-Academic League | |
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| Formerly the Interacademic Athletic Association | |
| Boys' schools | |
| Girls' schools | |
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Categories:- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
- Preparatory schools in Pennsylvania
- Private high schools in Pennsylvania
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Educational institutions established in 1861
- Private middle schools in Pennsylvania
- Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania
- 1861 establishments in Pennsylvania