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Claverack College, also known as Washington Seminary and Hudson River Institute, was a coeducational boarding school in Claverack, New York, United States. Founded as a boys' academy, it operated from 1779 until 1902.
Bricks and Mortar. Claverack College occupied an elevated twenty-acre campus with the Catskill Mountains only eight mikes away.
This collection contains postcards and photographs related to Claverack College and Hudson River Institute. This includes images of the campus, as well as several class portraits. The collection also contains photographs of Claverack College sports teams from the mid-nineteenth century.
Mar 9, 2018 · With a commanding presence in the hamlet of Claverack, the historic main house is the last remaining building from Claverack College and was built in 1869. The college closed in 1902, and the property has been the summer retreat of a NYC based home for children, a boys boarding school and, from 1988 to 2007, the working studio and ...
Claverack is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 6,058 at the 2020 census. [4] [5] The town name in English was derived from the Dutch word Klaverakker, meaning "Clover Fields" or "Clover Reach". In 1705, a Dutch tenant farmer made the first discovery of a mastodon tooth here.
Learn about the origins, curriculum, and facilities of Claverack College and Hudson River Institute, a coeducational boarding school in Columbia County, New York. Founded in 1854, it offers eleven departments of instruction, a collegiate course for women, and a military program.
Founded in 1854, Claverack College was a respected coeducational institution and successful stepping stone to a university education. Its 1889 brochure read: "The design of this institution is to afford facilities for thorough and systematic education to young men and women, and at the same time furnish them a comfortable, cultured christian home."
