Betts Academy was a well-known private academy in Stamford, Connecticut that operated from 1838 to 1908.
History The school was founded in 1838 in North Stamford by James Betts, a Congregational Church deacon originally from Wilton, Connecticut. Later his son, William J. Betts, became principal of the school, and the academy was relocated to Strawberry Hill overlooking Long Island Sound in Stamford. The school burned in a fire in 1908 and was closed that year."SCHOOLBOYS SAVE MATES FROM FIRE; Two Students Hung from Window Sill of Old Betts Academy." New York Times, Jan. 23, 1908
Notable alumni Henry Osborne Havemeyer, businessman Theodore Havemeyer, businessman, co-founder of United States Golf Association and U.S. Open Eugene O'Neill, Playwright Thomas Midgley Jr, mechanical and chemical engineer.
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