Allen-Stevenson School history

1885 The School moves to rented rooms at Madison Avenue and 44th Street after its enrollment grows to 20 boys.

1924 The School purchases two brownstones for a new schoolhouse and moves to its present location on East 78th Street.

1944 Annual Gilbert & Sullivan productions begin.

In 1950, Joseph C. Rennard became Headmaster of Allen-Stevenson and served for nine years.

1951 The Parents Association is founded.

1954 The School buys adjoining townhouse and eventually renovates it for school use.

Allen-Stevenson's school song was composed by Rolande Maxwell Young in 1968, the year she joined the A-S faculty as a lower-school music teacher.

1969 The School begins to use a carriage house on East 77th Street for Art, Shop, and Music.

In 1974, Desmond Cole became Headmaster and served in that capacity for 16 years.

1978 The Allen-Stevenson School expands its space into what is known as The Monroe Building.

1982 The School's first computer lab opens.

1983 The Allen-Stevenson School celebrates its first 100 years and publishes The Allen-Stevenson Centennial Album.

1988 Following a Long Range Planning recommendation, the School reintroduces Kindergarten classes, housing them in newly designed classroom spaces in the Monroe townhouse.

In 1990, the Board of Trustees appointed David Trower as Allen-Stevenson's seventh Headmaster.

1991 The Learning Resource Center is established to bring an awareness of the various ways in which boys learn and to "support and enrich the learning of every Allen-Stevenson boy."

2000 The School's Board of Trustees adopts a strategic Long Range Plan that focuses on strengthening The Allen-Stevenson School in the new century.

2001 Allen-Stevenson launches its first website.

2003 The Campaign for Allen-Stevenson: Today and Tomorrow, designed to meet the goals of the Long Range Plan, is officially announced.

2005 Allen-Stevenson completes comprehensive renovation of its facilities, adding new space, students and program scope.

2006 The Campaign for Allen-Stevenson: Today and Tomorrow concludes exceeding goal to raise at least $25 million with final tally at $27.9 million.

School’s mission statement is rewritten in preparation for NYSAIS Decennial Evaluation in April 2007.

In 2008, the school completed a year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary.

2009 Allen-Stevenson hosts the first meeting of New York City independent schools to form the Green Schools Alliance, which now encompasses thousands of public and private schools across the United States.

2011 Allen-Stevenson begins year-long celebration of its 125th year.

2012 The School purchases the townhouse at 126 East 78th Street.

2013 Spanish is introduced in Kindergarten and now taught Kindergarten through Ninth Grade.

2015 Allen-Stevenson began demolition on the contiguous townhouses at 126 and 128 East 78th Street during the summer of 2015.

2017 To celebrate the School’s 135th Anniversary, a contest was held to name the Unicorn mascot.

2019 David W. Kersey h’98 celebrates 50 years of teaching at Allen-Stevenson.