Never married, she was inspired by the loss of her brother, the teacher Jeremiah Wilbur Masters, to typhoid fever to start the school. Following her father's death in 1874, Eliza Masters founded the school at Wilde House, also called Kirk Knoll, near the school's present-day location.
Never married, she was motivated by the loss of her brother, the teacher Jeremiah Wilbur Masters, to typhoid fever to establish the school. Following her father's death in 1874, Eliza Masters initiated the school at Wilde House, also known as Kirk Knoll, near its current location.