 Bacon Academy is named for Pierpoint Bacon , a prosperous farmer who died childless in 1800 . Bacon bequeathed most of his property and assets to the First Society of Colchester to support schooling . The trustees decided to build an academy , an institution to have young men be educated , and then go directly into the workforce . Completed in 1803 for the cost of $ 7000 , the main Bacon Academy structure is a 70 feet ( 21 m ) long by 34 feet ( 10 m ) wide three @-@ story Flemish bond brick structure with Federal style details . The foundation of the academy is made of fieldstone with a facing of dressed granite blocks . The bricks were produced on a local farm for the purpose building Bacon Academy . The front facade has 26 windows arranged in 9 bays with gaps for the chimneys in between the second and third bay from the corners . The sash is 6 @-@ by @-@ 6 and was noted to appear original in the nomination form . Originally the hipped roof had four chimneys , with two matching chimneys on each the west and east sides . Only the east chimneys remain . Facing the front entrance , the chimneys are spaced about 18 feet ( 5 @.@ 5 m ) from the side corners . In the 1982 nomination , the hipped roof was reported to have asphalt shingles . 
