Mount St. Joseph Academy (West Hartford, Connecticut)
Mount St. Joseph Academy | |
Mount St. Joseph Academy in 2008 | |
| Location | 1 Hamilton Heights Dr., West Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′5″N 72°43′26″W / 41.76806°N 72.72389°W |
| Area | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | William O'Neil |
| Architect | John J. Dwyer |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003561 |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1983 |
The Mount St. Joseph Academy is a historic former school building at 1 Hamilton Heights Drive in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is a four- and five-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