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The Paul Holland Knowlton Memorial, or Academy Building, which houses much of the Brome County Museum's permanent collection, was built in 1854 as a schoolhouse, at the expense of the Hon. Paul Holland Knowlton. The St. Paul's Church High School, as it was originally known, became the Knowlton Academy in the 1880s,. The academy operated here until a new school building was built on Victoria Street in 1896. The old academy then sat empty until 1903, when it was donated to the Brome County Historical Soci
The Paul Holland Knowlton Memorial, or Academy Building, which houses much of the Brome County Museum's permanent collection, was built in 1854 as a schoolhouse, at the expense of the Hon. Paul Holland Knowlton. The St. Paul's Church High School, as it was originally known, became the Knowlton Academy in the 1880s,. The academy operated here until a new school building was built on Victoria Street in 1896. The old academy then sat empty until 1903, when it was donated to the Brome County Historical Society to serve as a museum. (Photo - Matthew Farfan)