The Headmaster's House and the

This brick building at 3045 East Henrietta Road was built in 1826 for the headmaster of "The Monroe Academy", a secondary boarding school located across the street. The academy, built 1826 from bricks from the Deming Brickyard, was an impressive building of three floors, cupola & large bell. David B. Crane was first principal; Miss Mary Allen was preceptress. All students studied the classics. The school building served students for 126 years. Fire destroyed it in 1974.