Built 1905 Opened 1905 Added to NRHP 22 December 1983 | NRHP Reference # 83003561 Area 12 ha | |
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Location 235 Fern Street, West Hartford, Connecticut Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar Wampanoag Country Club, Congregation Beth Israel, Saint Francis Hospital | ||
The Mount St. Joseph Academy is a historic former school building at 235 Fern Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is a 4-5 story brick and stone structure with Colonial Revival styling, designed by Hartford architect John J. Dwyer and built in 1905-08. It was operated by the Sisters of Mercy as a Roman Catholic school for girls, reaching a maximum enrollment of 565 in 1958. The school closed due to declining enrollment in 1978. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.
In 1996 the building was renovated for use as an assisted living facility, which presently (2013) is operated as Atria Hamilton Heights.
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