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St. Vincent's School for Boys
TITLESt. Vincent's School for Boys
NATIONUSA
SITESt. Vincent's School for Boys
DETAILFront exterior facade
CITYSan Rafael
STATE or REGIONCalifornia
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1855
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMESt. Vincent's School for Boys
TYPEChurch; Residential treatment facility
STYLENeo-Italian Renaissance; Spanish Mission Revival
OTHER TERMSChurch; Hospice; Orphanage
NOTES1853, Timothy Murphy, Irish-born pioneer of Marin County, gave 317 acres of land to Archbishop Alemany for educational purposes; School founded by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in 1855; Site maintained and enlarged by successive archbishops of San Francisco.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERcrh114
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PHOTOGRAPHERChristy R. Hansen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHSeptember 2006
SOURCEHansen, Christy R.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERHansen, Christy R.
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