THE CLARKE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Northampton, Massachusetts
Established 1867
ROGERS HALL, living quarters for Upper School boys
and girls. Built in 1806, Rogers Hall housed the
famous Round Hill School of Bancroft and Cogswell,
and in it Bancroft wrote his history of the United
States. It was part of the Round Hill Water Cure
Retreat where Jenny Lind spent three months of her
honeymoon and described the view of the valley as
the "Paradise of America." It is named in honor of
Miss Harriet B. Rogers, first Principal of the School
and pioneer in the oral education of the deaf.
Kolorvue by Artvue Post Card Co., 225 5th Ave., New York, N. Y. 10010
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