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Notes for Frances Dorr SWIFT

The Tatnall School was founded in 1930 by Frances Dorr Swift Tatnall at her home on 1500 Rodney Street in downtown Wilmington. The school was incorporated in 1936, and in 1952 moved to its present location on Barley Mill Road in Greenville. The first classes were held in the Sedgely Building. The Donaldson Wing, named after Mrs. Tatnall’s son who died at 16 months, was added in 1954, and the Beekley Building was constructed in 1959. The Myers Building, named after Mrs. Tatnall’s successor Josephine Myers, was added in 1971. The facilities were expanded with the additions of the Laird Arts Center in 1981 and the Welles Activity Center in 1996.
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