230 Years of Community Service
The Staples Academy Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) established to maintain and restore the Old Samuel Staples Academy School building in the heart of Easton, Connecticut. For further information or inquiries regarding hosting an event at the Academy, please email us at info@staplesacademyfoundation.org.
Explore Our Milestones
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Special Invitation
Chief Martin Bellew, retired New York City Department of Sanitation, will discuss the 9/11 clean up Read more ⇢
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Tunnel to Towers Mobile Exhibit
This August, the quiet town of Easton opened its heart and streets to a powerful national tribute—the Tunnel to Towers “9/11 Never Forget” Mobile Exhibit. Read more ⇢
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News and Events
Keep up to date with all the exciting events and renovations at the Old Academy. Read more ⇢
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Celebrating a New Milestone
Easton community members rally to support the Academy’s preservation. Read more ⇢
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Building Faith
With the increasing needs of a large congregation, a new addition to the Staples Academy was commissioned in 1960 and was designed by notable Easton architect Alfred Lange. Read more ⇢
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The Academy Community House
The Easton Academy School was closed in 1931 when the town opened its newly built central elementary school on Morehouse Road. Read more ⇢
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Easton Academy
Trustees kept to the original intention of Staples’ endowment by supporting local education at the Academy in the early 20th century. Read more ⇢
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The Staples Academy
Prominently situated at the heart of the parish, the Staples Academy was designed as a stately two-story Greek Revival building. It certainly stood out as a point of local pride. Read more ⇢
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Samuel Staples
Until his death in 1787, Staples waged a long, determined fight in the courts to establish his school in the North Fairfield Parish. Read more ⇢
