Mount St. Joseph Academy (West Hartford, Connecticut)

Mount St. Joseph Academy
Mount St. Joseph Academy in 2008
Location1 Hamilton Heights Dr., West Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′5″N 72°43′26″W / 41.76806°N 72.72389°W / 41.76806; -72.72389
Area29 acres (12 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
Built byWilliam O'Neil
ArchitectJohn J. Dwyer
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83003561
Added to NRHPDecember 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