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Prologue
“We have always
brought with us the
essence of who
we are to where
we are.”
—Jay Crawford ’57
When you walk around this magnificent campus with its beautiful vistas, striking architecture, and the sounds of
children’s voices, it all seems so inevitable. But what we’ve accomplished together, as a community, didn’t seem quite so
inevitable in the beginning.
It was May of 2001, at a spirited board of trustees meeting, that discussions about the possibility of purchasing land for
a new campus began in earnest. Several weeks later, with that land secured, we were able to begin to invent this new era for
Episcopal, an objective that would eventually include the participation of scores of Episcopal constituents who joined focus
groups, sat on planning committees, organized tours, worked with the architects, signed on to the fundraising team, built
a playground — the list goes on. The commitment of literally tens of thousands of volunteer hours and the generosity of
more than a thousand benefactors tell the story.
One person joked that, luckily, when we began this voyage, we didn’t realize how audacious and complicated it would
truly be. If we had, we may have been too intimidated to start. But I doubt that. There were several early decisions that
proved critical. Among the more important ones was the decision to go with a mix of world class architecture firms instead
of just one. It gives the campus a common theme, but a diversity of style that I think will wear well over the coming
decades.
On the following pages, we chronicle the individuals and families who have made this
remarkable accomplishment possible. Behind each gift of treasure or time lies a personal story
of what The Episcopal Academy has meant to that individual or family.
Our new home is a testimony to vision, passion, hard work, and careful planning. It
reminds us that if dedicated men and women come together, anything is possible. Mountains
are moved by the cumulative impact of a thousand hands.
As you walk around this campus, don’t just admire the physical manifestations, but take a
moment to marvel at the spirit and belief that created it — a spirit that began in 1785 with a
dedicated group that wanted to educate tomorrow’s citizens to lead and saw the importance
of faith in God in achieving that.
The physical location of The Episcopal Academy has changed many times over the years,
but the essence that fuels it, Esse Quam Videri — to be rather than to seem to be — burns
brighter than ever.
—Brian P. Tierney ’75
Trustee of the Academy
CEO, Philadelphia Media Holdings, L.L.C.
Publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer
The exterior of the Turner Upper
School took shape quickly.
The steeple was placed on the Class of
1944 Chapel at the Chapel’s Topping
Out Ceremony.
The Academic Buildings evolved, and
the sense of the campus green became
more defined.
The Class of 1944 Chapel took form,
and the design of alumnus Robert
Venturi ’44 was revealed.
2008
The finished fieldstone face of the
Crawford Campus Center was completed
as Episcopal prepared to open its new
campus in Newtown Square.
An all school convocation was held in
the O’Neill Gymnasium to celebrate the
completion of the campus and the arrival
of the first school year in Episcopal’s new
home.