St. Nicholas and Central Schools
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Slides
- Description
- Exterior image of St. Nicholas and Central Schools, 149 Church Street, St. Catharines.
St. Nicholas School is the building in the foreground. Central School is the red brick building beyond the tower. - Notes
- Slide File Number: 05.89-A-3
Central School was a public school. In the 1850’s it was called St. George’s Ward School however, after a large renovation in 1872 it was renamed Central School. The building was demolished in 1955 and the property was sold to the Separate School Board. St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School was built on the site in 1956.
St. Nicholas was a Catholic school. Constructed in 1857, St. Nicholas began as a four room school and was replaced by an eight room school in 1887. The building was demolished in 1967 and the Monsignor A.E. McQuillen Centre was later built on the site. It connects St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School and Ecole Immaculee Conception.
- Inscriptions
- St. Nicholas & Central Schools, St. Catharines, Ont.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1905
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1640061021227 Longitude: -79.241951167984
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- St. Catharines Public LibraryEmail:info@myscpl.ca
Website:
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905-688-6103
