Lee's Girls Academy incorporated in 1854 as the Poland Female College and moved into a larger building.
The Ohio Law College, sometimes called the Poland Law School opened in 1855 in the building vacated by the Female College, but failed to attract funding, and in 1859 moved to Cleveland, Ohio.
The Poland Medical College which briefly operated on the third floor of the same building seems to have shut down at that time.
A new board of trustees took over, adopted the name "Poland Seminary," and paying off the debts of the old Academy; but by 1871, the school was once again suffering from a lack of cash.
A dormitory for boys from out of town was built, but female students had to room and board in nearby private housing.