RARE Original Advertising Cover Envelope
Kenwood Boarding School for Boys
New Brighton, Pennsylvania
ca 1870
For offer, a nice old advertising cover envelope. Fresh from an estate in Upstate / Western NY. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, antique, Original - NOT a Reproduction - Guaranteed !! Nice graphic lithograph showing the school. Charles Jacobus, A.M. Principal. Postal postmark of New Brighton and Martin, Michigan, with cancel on 3 cent George Washington stamp. Manuscript writing, etc. Also written: Battle Creek, and care of L.S. Howell. Sent to Phebe Nichols. In good t very good condition. Please see photos for details. If you collect Americana advertisement ad, 19th / 20th century American history, education, postal history, etc., this is one you will not see again soon. A nice piece for your paper or ephemera collection. Perhaps some genealogy research information as well. Combine shipping on multiple bid wins! 2307
In 1855 Rev. Joseph P. Taylor, rector of the Episcopal Church, established the Kenwood boarding school for boys. Its main building is now occupied by the Beaver Valley General Hospital. Subsequently Professor Charles Jacobus was in charge of the school. Other private schools were in existence that helped to give character to the town and the reputation of being one of the finest educational places in the State.
In 1896, Kenwood School was sold to the Beaver Valley General Hospital company. Originally based in Beaver Falls, the hospital was relocated across the Beaver River and into the school building. The original Kenwood building remained until the 1950′s, when it was finally razed to make way for a modern addition. New Brighton residents had a hospital on this spot until 1980.
New Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. There are deposits of coal and clay in the vicinity. In the past, New Brighton had industries in included pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, and wire. The borough is served by the New Brighton Area School District.[7]
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