Originally constructed in
the 1890s as a resort, the School for Girls came to be as a finishing
school for young women in 1900. The curriculum mainly consisted
of fine arts and language for the young women. The structure is
built in a Victorian fashion through beautiful usage of wood and
stone, and in some instances the school is up to 5 floors tall.
The complex also incorporates use of shingle and Tudor building
styles. There are traditional wood-sash windows and ornate woodwork
found throughout the campus.
In the 1950s the school
expanded its curriculum from a two-year to four-year college
and performed many upgrades to its campus. Dorms, a large science
wing, an expanded library and a refectory were created
on the property. Unfortunately these changes did not appear
to help the school compete with other institutions, and it eventually
shuttered its doors in 1977.
Obviously 30 years of the
elements has proven to be a very bad thing for the structure's
beautiful woodwork, and the building is filled with collapsing
ceilings, peeling and rotting walls, and floors that sway with
every step. It's truly a shame, because judging by the building's
ominous structure as seen from the exterior, it's obvious this
building was absolutely beautiful in its heyday.