Hathaway Brown, commonly referred to as HB, is an all-girls private school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students.
Hathaway Brown is a member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools.
Founded in 1876, Hathaway Brown began as "afternoon classes for young ladies" at the all-boys private Brooks Military School in downtown Cleveland. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. In 1886, the school was purchased by Anne Hathaway Brown. During her tenure, Brown changed the school's name to âÂÂMiss Anne H. Hathaway Brown's School for Girlsâ and introduced the school motto: non scholae sed vita discimus (âÂÂwe learn not for school but for lifeâÂÂ). At that point, only women were accepted.
The building at 1945 East 97th Street was completed in 1905, and designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubbell & Benes. It was later demolished. The school moved to its current location at 19600 North Park Boulevard in Shaker Heights in 1927. Mary Elizabeth Raymond (1912âÂÂ38) and Ann Cutter Coburn (1938âÂÂ68) were notable headmistresses.
The head of the school is Mary Frances Bisselle.
Other non-sanctioned state championships: