The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 in Central City, Colorado, by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building is a two and one-half story structure that accommodated up to one hundred seventy-five pupils and thirty-five boarders. It has two external staircases that lead to balconies on the first level. The second level also has balconies.
Date
[between 1879 and 1935]
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: cc. Education. Schools. Parochial (No. #'s) St. Aloysine Academy (Catholic Parish School).; Photoprint's top corners are torn and bent, and a white substance has been applied to the top of the image.; Printed in red pen on a piece of cardboard attached to the photoprint: Handle carefully, please return [in green pen] Photo #57. 30 picas, p. 6, Young layout.; Stamped on back of photoprint: From Johnson Publishing Co., 9th and Pearl, Boulder, Colorado, screen 120 line zinc. Width: 30.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100027998
Physical Description
1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Subject
St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1940.
Source
Source: WHC, Caroline Bancroft Collection. Transferred 9/89 to photo files.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
