The Barton Academy Committee invites you to submit donations to the Save Barton Academy fund at the Mobile Historic Development Commission. Funds raised will help promote Barton Academy, develop alumni programs and help find a suitable use for the building. Click on the link below to make a secure donation via PayPal.

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History

Barton Academy, a historic Greek Revival building located on Government Street in Mobile, Alabama was the first public school in the state of Alabama.

Barton Academy was named after Willoughby Barton, an Alabama state legislator from Mobile who introduced an act that created the Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County in 1826 which was the first education board in Alabama.

The Academy continued to serve as a school building until the 1960s when it was converted into the Central Office for the Mobile County Public School System. Barton was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 February 1970.

Upcoming Events

As a support committee, we are planning many events to help promote the efforts to Save Barton Academy. Stay tuned for more information on Alumni events, planning meetings and our Annual Open House.