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15 photos of the former Northwestern Military and Naval Academy outside Lake Geneva

  • Connor Carynski
  • Nov 5, 2020
  • Nov 5, 2020

Davidson Hall demolition

Davidson Hall demolition

Davidson Hall, the administrative headquarters of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in the town of Linn, comes down in 2000, five years after the academy was closed.

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Davidson Hall

Davidson Hall

Davidson Hall, the administrative headquarters of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, was featured in a 1970s horror movie.

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Elenore Roosevelt, Davidson Hall

Elenore Roosevelt, Davidson Hall

Former First Lady Elenore Roosevelt, right, visits her grandson, Curtis “Buzz” Roosevelt, center, while he was a student at the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in the Town of Linn.

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Northwestern Military and Naval Academy marching band

Northwestern Military and Naval Academy marching band

Members of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy marching band pose outside of the school’s Davidson Hall administration building during the academy’s 80-year run in the town of Linn.

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Northwestern Military and Naval Academy marching band

Northwestern Military and Naval Academy marching band

Students from the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy participate in a parade through downtown Lake Geneva at a time when the academy was thriving in the town of Linn.

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Northwestern Military and Naval Academy rubble

Northwestern Military and Naval Academy rubble

Pieces of concrete and brick of Davidson Hall, the former school building of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, which was demolished in 2000 to make room for the South Shore Club development  in the Town of Linn. The pieces and other historical items are located in an exhibit of the academy in the Geneva Lake Museum in Lake Geneva. 

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