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Saint Paul Catholic School and Convent

Saint Paul Catholic School and Convent is a Michigan historical marker in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, dedicated 1993.

170 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms

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In 1886 the Convent of the Sacred Heart began providing free education to the children of Saint Paul Catholic Parish. In 1926 the church committee decided to build an elementary and high school. Ground was broken in January 1927. A new convent constructed behind the school housed the Dominican nuns who served as teachers. The Detroit architectural firm Smith, Hinchman and Grylls designed the original portions of both structures. Additions were built in 1951 and 1963.

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Historical maps covering this location

1873 · (Map of Wayne County, Michigan) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1888 · Political map of Michigan 1888 (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1889 · Ontario No. 1. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1905 · Grosse Pointe, Michigan (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1905 · Grossepoint, Michigan (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1905, covering the location of Saint Paul Catholic School and Convent, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1905, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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