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West Newton English and Classical School, also known as the Allen School, was a model school in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1854 by Nathaniel Topliff Allen (1823–1903), an educator and protege of Horace Mann. Allen was an advocate of women's suffrage, temperance, and the abolition of slavery ...
Learn about the historic house and school founded by Nathaniel Topliff Allen, a 19th-century educator, abolitionist, and philanthropist. The house is now a cultural center that honors his legacy and vision.
When the Normal school moved to Framingham, Cyrus chose to remain in West Newton where he was co-founder and teacher emeritus of the West Newton English and Classical School, a innovative boarding school.
An illustrated biographical catalogue of the principals, teachers, and students of the West Newton English and Classical school, West Newton, Mass., l854-l893 : including an account of the re-unions November 15, 1871, and June 21, 1893
dbo: abstract. West Newton English and Classical School, also known as the Allen School, was a model school in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1854 by Nathaniel Topliff Allen (1823–1903), an educator and protege of Horace Mann.
Learn about the history of education reform and abolitionism in West Newton, where Horace Mann, Nathaniel Allen, Cyrus Peirce and others lived and taught. See photos and locations of their homes and schools, including the Allen House and the Normal School.
Learn about the Allen family and their role in founding and running the West Newton English and Classical School, a progressive and influential school in the nineteenth century. Explore the papers, photographs, and documents related to the school, its students, and its educators.
