INSTITUTE STREET

1864

1888

The Adams Collegiate Institute, as originally and now known, but otherwise as the "Hungerford. Collegiate Institute," was incorporated by the regents, April 22, 1855, and was the ultimate success of several endeavors to establish a permanent school for higher education in the village.

The preliminary organization had been completed, but nothing further was done previous to 1859, when Gen. Solon D. Hungerford placed in the hands of Justus Eddy a proposition whereby he offered to deed to a board of trustees the Sidney J. Mendell hotel property, with the single reservation that in case the trustees should sell the same, the avails should be used to erect another building for an academy within one mile of the Hungerford residence.

At a public meeting held Nov. 30, 1863, the offer was accepted, and a committee was appointed to raise a fund to equip and open the school. For this purpose the sum of $10,568 was subscribed, and at a public meeting held March 4, 1804, it was resolved to apply to the regents for a charter under the name of Hungerford Collegiate Institute; which, accordingly, was accomplished.

The old Adams High School, in 1980 was used for elementary grades. Originally the building was erected and opened August 28 1870
and accommodated 60 boarders and 200 day pupils and was college level. In 1882, it was sold for debts abnd the ld name Adams
Collegiate Institute was restored and school then held in the Cooper Block - owned by the Dwights. It burned out, the Dwights applied the
insurance money to the indebted building and in 1884, was again the Hungerford Collegiate Institute, with Orlo B Rhodes, President.

BELOW: Adams 4th Grade

1930-1931 Basketball team:

ADAMS 1930 Team:

BELOW: 1919 Female class Adams Collegiate

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