Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses

The Old Germantown Academy, founded in 1759, is a historic school campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It features colonial-style architecture, including the original schoolhouse built from local Wissahickon schist. The site served various roles throughout history, including as a hospital during the Battle of Germantown. Notably, it hosted the first cricket game in the U.S. and was visited by George Washington during the Yellow Fever epidemic. The campus, now home to the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, making it a significant site for both tourists and researchers interested in American educational history and architecture.