Minnesota State Academies

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The Minnesota State Academies are two public boarding schools in Faribault, Minnesota for children who are blind or deaf. They were created by the state legislature in 1858. The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf opened in 1863 and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind opened in 1866. They serve students from birth through age 21 and are run by the state.

The two campuses are about a mile apart, located on bluffs above the Cannon River. State highways connect them to Highway 60 and downtown Faribault: Highway 299 goes to the Deaf campus and Highway 298 goes to the Blind campus. Some buildings on the campuses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Blind Department Building and Dow Hall at the Blind campus; and the Administration Building/Girls' Dormitory and Noyes Hall at the Deaf campus.