Draper, Warren Fales (sold)
Warren Fales Draper (December 12, 1818 - January 8, 1905) was a publisher and bookseller based in Andover Massachusetts. Draper was born in West Dedham, Massachusetts (Westwood) and was a student of Phillips Andover Academy and later Amherst College. He initially wanted to become a minister and, after Amherst, began studies at the Andover Theological Academy. Poor eyesight forced him to leave the academy, so in 1849 took work with the Andover publishers Allen, Morill, and Wardwell. By 1854, he had become proprietor of said establishment. For the subsequent 40 years, he was the most prominent publisher and bookseller in Andover. There he married Irene Patience Rowley, herself was a graduate of Abbot's Female Academy (also in Andover). Draper published periodicals for Andover Theological Seminary and was, from 1855 through the Civil War, owner-publisher of the Andover Advertiser, a Republican-leaning weekly. He became quite wealthy and was known for his support of Abbot's Female Academy, Phillips Andover Academy, and Andover Theological. After his death in 1905, Claude Fuess, Phillips Andover Headmaster, wrote that Draper was an example of 'the old New England type of a Christian business man.'
The oldest secondary school in the United States.
Andover Mass. from the North-West.
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A striking bird's-eye view of Andover, Massachusetts, highlighting the town's commitment to secondary education with illustrations of Phillips Andover Academy, Abbott's Female School, Stone Academy, and the Andover Theological Seminary. The view overlooks Andover from the northwest. A low stone wall and fields in the foreground highlight Andover's idyllic small-town setting. In the mid-ground, a factory and train steaming out of town suggest prosperity. In the background, the buildings of the Theological Seminary and Phillips Andover are prominent. (more details)