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After a fire destroyed the school on January 1, 1853 , Harriet Putnam Packer ( 1820 - 1892 ), the widow of William S. Packer , a former trustee offered $65,000 to rebuild the school, provided it be renamed for her late husband. At the time, this was the largest gift ever made for the higher education of women. The new building, designed by the noted architect of Brooklyn churches, Minard LaFever , opened in November, 1854 . From 1919 to 1972 the school also operated a Junior College . Packer abolished the college in 1972 after it accepted male students and became Co-educational . Packer is the oldest independent school in Brooklyn. Its 942 students represent all five boroughs of New York City and parts of New Jersey and its campus contains over 65 classrooms, two libraries, two gymnasiums, a fitness center, a theater, a dance studio and a dining commons, and a Gothic Revival Chapel with notable Tiffany Stained Glass Windows . NOTABLE ALUMNI
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