Endicott Peabody (educator)
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Reverend Endicott Peabody was an American Episcopal priest who founded Groton School in 1884 and Brooks School in 1926. He also founded St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1882 and St. Andrew's Episcopal C
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Groton School
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Groton School is a private, college-preparatory, day and boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, United States. It is affiliated with the Episcopal tradition.
Endicott Peabody (educator)
…Reverend Endicott Peabody (May 31, 1857 – November 17, 1944) was an American Episcopal priest who founded Groton School in 1884 and Brooks School in 1926. He also founded St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Tombstone, Arizona) in 1882 and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ayer…
The design of St. John's Chapel (1900) reflects the school's low church tendencies. Its architect, a high churchman, proposed adding an ornate reredos like the one he built for St. Paul's School, but Endicott Peabody vetoed it.
The walls of the Schoolroom (the study hall) are covered with wooden tablets bearing the names of every graduate and every member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Groton School, as viewed from the top of St. John's Chapel. Hundred House is on the left and the Schoolhouse is on the right.
The Dining Hall (formerly the gymnasium).