605 Clinton Avenue E

East Clinton School. "Site of Green Academy. Charterered in 1812. Leading educational institution. Long prominent in training leaders in North Alabama. Occupied by Federal troops, 1862. Buildings burned, 1864. Site of city schools since 1882. Location used only for school purposes." - Alabama Historical Association marker.
District: Old Town (549)
Built: c. 1938
Sign: See comments
Location: Map ↗
605 Clinton Avenue E

Item 13 of 16 (4561)

The first public school in Huntsville was located on the Greene Academy site in the northwest corner of east Clinton and Calhoun streets. The two-storied wooden structure opened in 1882 and was torn down in 1902.
Date: unknown
Rights: Alabama Mosaic; Huntsville Madison County Public Library