The buildings sit at odd angles within a triangle of approximately 2.66 acres.

The school was supported mainly by the Congregational church, the Academy was known early on as the "Ozark Experiment".

The buildings were largely built by student labor.

[2]: 2–6 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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