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Line 29: The building was designed in both the Federal and Greek-Revival styles and is one of the most handsome representation of the transition between the styles. The exterior of the building is designed primarily in the Federal style with a projecting [[pediment]] over the central bay. The interior radiates from a central hallway that traverses three floors. The plan is virtually [[symmetrical]] on all floors. The design for the building was created by Jesse Russell. Russell used the pattern books of [[Asher Benjamin]] and [[John Haviland]] to create his plan and details for the academy building. After a design was created for the building, a promotional campaign to establish and construct the school began. [[Stock]] was sold to wealthy families throughout the south. The project was marketed as a respite for girls, from the heat and disease of the deep south. Funds from the issued stock was used to construct the academy building. The school grew to become very prominent. ~~Many~~and ~~of Kentucky's schools were held in~~was high esteem during the early 19th century. Kentucky, along with North Carolina, boasted the best schools in the nation.<ref>Jerlene Rose, ed (2005). Kentucky's Civil War 1861–1865. Clay City, Kentucky: Back Home in Kentucky, Inc.. ISBN 0976923122.</ref> The school remained an all female academy until the [[American civil war]]. The repositioning of wealth throughout the south after the war required a new approach to the economic recovery of the school. Thereafter, the school allowed both men and women to attend. The school held its prestige until the late 1880's. Many graduates of the Academy attended colleges in the northeast including [[Yale]] and [[Columbia]]. Elkton became a center of education in the late 19th century and after the introduction of various colleges, seminaries and academies, including the Vanderbilt Training School and Bethel Women's College, attendance at the Green River Academy began to fall. After the school became defunct, the stock was sold in majority to the City of Elkton Trustees and was used as a public school for the community of Elkton, Kentucky. The school remained in operation until the stock was dissolved and the building and converted it into a residence. The Green River Academy Preservation Society controls the estate, sponsors academic and professional research and allows tours of the building to the general public. The Green River Academy Preservation Society opened the house to tours in 2009. The organization presents the estate to visitors as a study of the progress of the estate's development over time.

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