Call NumberX-2800Date1875-1879SummaryThe St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building sits on a barren hillside and is a two story structure with arched windows and a large cupola topped with a cross. The two and one-half story building accommodated up to one hundred seventy-five students and thirty-five boarders. Part of the roof of a building and several wood fences are in the foreground.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 24 cm (7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectSt. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--19th centuryCentral City (Colo.)--19th centurySchools--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002800Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsArchitectural photographsNotesFormerly F16876. Title from label on front of photoprint. R7100028009
St. Aloysine Academy at Central City (1875-1879). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1017448
