| Hertford Academy for the Arts |
The Hertford Academy is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In the spring of 1811,
this recently constructed building became the home of the Academy where Rev. Jonathan Otis
Freeman taught reading, spelling, arithmetic, Latin, Greek, geography, English grammar, natural
philosophy, logic, and the use of gloves.Around 1825, Harriet Sketchley (Mrs. James Banks) purchased the building as a school for young ladies, and in 1848 it was acquired for the Chowan Female Institute which later became Chowan College. In 1855, Chowan sold it to Albert G. Jones, who remodeled it into a residence. In 1983, the Hertford academy was donated to the Murfreesboro Historical Association by the Murfreesboro Woman's Club. |
