The front of the original Monmouth Academy building is seen Tuesday as organizers seek more funding for the restoration going on inside the building in Monmouth.
The front of the original Monmouth Academy building is seen Tuesday as organizers seek more funding for the restoration going on inside the building in Monmouth.
The front entrance of the original Monmouth Academy is seen Tuesday as organizers seek more funding for the restoration going on inside in Monmouth.
Kristin Sanborn looks out a window Tuesday afternoon inside the original Monmouth Academy where she once attended school. She is now helping lead the efforts to restore and repurpose the landmark building in Monmouth.
Part of the railings for the front porch of the original Monmouth Academy lean against a wall Tuesday as organizers seek more funding for the restoration of the historic building in Monmouth.
There are many guesses and speculation, but nobody knows for sure what these holes in the basement wall are from in the original Monmouth Academy building. Organizers are seeking more funding to complete the restoration of the historic school in Monmouth.
Part of the bell tower and copper dome that will be restored using as much of the original materials as possible is seen Tuesday at Monmouth Academy in Monmouth.
Old typewriter desks remain in the basement Tuesday of the original Monmouth Academy building.
Electrical and plumbing still exists in the basement of the original Monmouth Academy building. Organizers are seeking more funding to complete the restoration of the historic school in Monmouth.
Kristin Sanborn uses the light on her smartphone Tuesday to illuminate the basement staircase in the original Monmouth Academy building.
Giant beams supporting the structure in the basement of the original Monmouth Academy building are still solid. Organizers are seeking more funding to complete the restoration of the historic school in Monmouth.
Kristin Sanborn uses the light on her smartphone Tuesday to illuminate an old door in the basement of the original Monmouth Academy building.
An old desk is surrounded Tuesday by exposed beams, brick and new construction inside the original Monmouth Academy building at 96 Academy Road in Monmouth.
Exposed beams are shown Tuesday inside the original Monmouth Academy.
Some of the original floors are warped and are too far gone to be saved Tuesday at Monmouth Academy in Monmouth.
Walls, partitions and carpet have been stripped inside the original Monmouth Academy, where organizers are seeking money to complete the restoration.
A window is covered with ladybugs and other insects Tuesday above the doors to the main entrance of the original Monmouth Academy building.
A hole in the ceiling can be seen Tuesday in the entrance of the original Monmouth Academy building where a rope came through that students and teachers would pull to ring the bell on the roof.
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