Gardner School for Girls

The Gardner School for Girls was a private school for girls that operated in New York City in the 19th and 20th centuries. The school was established before the Civil War and was headed for many years by Mrs. Charles H. Gardner.^[1][2] For several decades it was located at 607 Fifth Avenue, between 48th and 49th streets.^[1][3] Later, from 1916 to 1933 the school was located at 11 East 51st Street in the former home of John Peirce, between Madison and Fifth Avenues.^[4][5]

Notable students

Among the women who attended Gardner School were the following:

• Carman Barnes, writer^[6]
• Patricia Ellis, actress^[7]
• Blanche Knopf, publisher^[8]
• Susan Katherine Lovejoy, daughter of Thomas Eugene Lovejoy
• Connie Marshall,child actress^[9][10]

References

1. H.L. Sargent (August 21, 1904). "For a New Postmaster: Complaint of Inefficiency in Non-Delivery of Letters with Slight Error in Address". New York Times.
2. "Private Schools, New York City and Vicinity". Scribner's Magazine 57. 1915. 58th year
3. "Educational Directory". Scribner's Magazine 41: 21. 1907.
4. "Commission Approves Prospect Heights Historic District in Brooklyn, City's largest since 1990, and three new Landmarks in Manhattan" (PDF) (press release). The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 23, 2009.
5. "Schools". House & Garden 41: 22. 1922.
6. Gastner, Carol B. (1979). Mainiero, Lina, ed. "Carman Dee Barnes". American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 102–04. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
7. "Daughter of Famous Director Is Signed by Picture Company". Montana, Butte. Montana Butte Standard. June 5, 1932. p. 23. Retrieved December 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
8. McGrath, Charles (11 April 2016). "Desk Set". The New Yorker.
9. Connie Marshall at the Internet Movie Database
10. "Connie Marshall Biography". Connie Marshall Lives Here. Retrieved February 21, 2013.