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The lovely Greek revival building that houses The Spencertown Academy was built in 1847 as an Academy for the training of young men and women to become teachers. It was founded by Dr. Timothy Woodbridge, who was pastor of Saint Peter's Church across the Village Green from the Academy. Woodbridge was a grandson of Stockbridge preacher Jonathan Edwards and a cousin of Aaron Burr. Woodbridge became blind while studying at Williams College. The money to build the Academy was raised by Dr. Woodbridge from members of the community. The Academy was designed and built by Benjamin Ambler. In about 1879 the Academy became a Union Free School, a two-room schoolhouse for the children of Spencertown grades one through eight. It remained a school until 1970 when the children were bussed into Chatham. In 1972, seeking to save the classic building, a group of concerned citizens and artists formed the Spencertown Academy Society and established cultural center which serves the community with arts events, classes and exhibits, and has also been restoring the building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nestled in the state of New York, Mandeville Gallery is a part of Union College’s bustling campus. This unique art gallery is situated in Nott Memorial’s circular building. Established in the year 1995, this art gallery showcases contemporary artworks that are put together by talented artists from all around the country. It features thousands of artworks. Along with Schaffer Library, the Mandeville Gallery is known to host annual art exhibitions. They also host art-related workshops and talk shows here.
