In 1829, Alexander Twilight was appointed to the position of principal of Orleans County Grammar School. Later called Brownington Academy, this school was a prestigious educational institute which offered schooling for both men and women. In 1834, the school became so successful that there was no more room for students to board with the townspeople. So, Alexander Twilight, suggested that they build a dormitory to house the incoming students. He asked the board of trustees for funding, but they said no. We believe that they turned down providing funds to build the dormitory because they suspected that he was African American. Many people would have given up on their dream at this point, but Alexander Twilight decided that having no funding was no problem. So, he built a four story, stone building with his own two hands and an ox. It was finished in 1836. The building would be used to house over 30 people. He named it Athenian Hall, but people later on did not care for the grand name: Athenian Hall. They instead chose to call it: The Old Stone House. We visited the museum last winter and would recommend our readers to check out their website as follows. Go check out our Photo Gallery for pictures from the Old Stone House. Thank you for reading! The Alexander Twilight Girls
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Jen
1/9/2019 01:33:37 pm
Great blog post! It often seems that people who "get things done" tend to have a big personality to go along with their big accomplishments. It would have been sooo interesting to have met Mr. Twilight to get a sense of what he was like and how he interacted with his students, board members, townspeople, and church members.
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On our website you will find a link to our virtual tour. http://oldstonehousemuseum.org/virtual-tour/. You can now "visit" the museum from the comfort of your living room during our closed season and come for onsite guided tour during open season Mid May to Mid October.
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AuthorsGabrielle and Esme have been researching Twilight thoroughly for three years. They started off working on their Vermont History presentation and eventually ended up, more recently, presenting at Boston History Camp in Boston, Mass. Archives
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