Where We Live

“Before there was a school, there was a town. Before there was a town, there was a village. Before all, enduring, was this special place: fertile land, flowing river, sheltered valley.”

—Richard I. Melvoin, Deerfield 1797-1997: The Pictorial History of the Academy

Situated in the heart of a historic village and bounded to the west by a river, the Deerfield Academy campus spans 280 acres and holds 90 buildings equaling nearly one million square feet of interior space.

From its humble beginnings in 1797, with the purchase of one acre of land for $333.33 to build the original Academy Building, the Academy’s physical presence has grown to include:

18 dormitories
45 faculty homes
20 academic and athletic buildings
10 physical plant buildings