Northfield Mount Hermon School Sells Northfield Campus

Brian Fisher By on December 17, 2009
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Mount Hermon Campus

After consolidating campuses two campuses into one in 2005, Northfield Mount Hermon School announced the sale of its dormant Northfied campus to Hobby Lobby. The deal closed this past Monday.

“…Our transaction with Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based corporation with a commitment to supporting Christian missions, closed on December 14, 2009.

Hobby Lobby intends to facilitate the establishment of C.S. Lewis College, a Great Books college, on the Northfield campus, giving it a new and purposeful life…” (NMH’s announcement)

The 2005 campus consolidation tightened NMH’s student body from 1100 to 600. The sale should allow NMH to look confidently toward the future. Northfield Mount Hermon’s trustees appear prescient in their thinking and planning.

Update: NMH published the video of their press conference to their Youtube channel. It provides additional information about the transfer of the campus to Hobby Lobby:

Photo credit: Northfield Mount Hermon School

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Brian Fisher

A product of both private and public education, Brian Fisher served as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, and administrator at three different boarding schools. Brian also fills the role of Director of Development at Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School, in NH along with being a partner at AdmissionsQuest.

  • Guest

    You should fix your headline. As the article states, they sold the Northfield campus.

  • Alumna98

    Hi, I think your headline is incorrect. The Mount Hermon campus isn't the one that was sold. NMH is keeping Mount Hermon campus as a functioning school. The Northfield campus is the one that is going to become a new college.

    • http://intensedebate.com/people/peterdbaron peterdbaron

      Thanks for the heads up on the headline. We corrected the typo – appreciate the feedback.

      I actually spent the afternoon on campus- what a fantastic spot. I was extremely impressed by the school and its offerings.

  • Sam

    The photo is of the Mount Hermon campus – the one that's not being sold. Known as the less pretty campus.

  • Jake

    also false, that picture is of the northfield campus….100% sure since i go there

  • guest

    Either way it isn't Northfield Mount Hermon any more. Just a Mount Hermon.

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