The academy moved to a new suburban location in 1965, and the site is currently occupied by the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.

Due to the tensions with the British crown in the early 1770s, however, the ship was unable to land; as a result, the bell was transported to Chester, Pennsylvania, where it remained until it could be moved to Germantown.

Today, the original weathervane, complete with a British crown (no longer in use), still shows bullet damage.

The building was built closest to the corner of Schoolhouse Lane and Greene Street and was designed in the colonial revival style of architecture.

Over time, it was used by different families and changed from its colonial origins into a building with distinct Victorian architectural traits.

The house briefly hosted George Washington in 1793, during his stay in Germantown at the time of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and while it was the home of the academy's German master, the Rev.

Washington and some of his former generals were treated to meals and reportedly used the house for cabinet meetings during the epidemic.

The last building to be built before the school's move to Fort Washington was the gymnasium that was erected to the right of the Dove House, looking toward Wayne Avenue.