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Gift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr., 2004.62.14.3  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
St. Justin's School, Hartford
Gift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr., 2004.62.14.3 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

St. Justin's School, Hartford

ArchitectDesigned by John J. McMahon American, 1875 - 1958
Date1945-1946
MediumBlueprints, facsimile blueprints; cyanotype on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 22 x 30 1/8in. (55.9 x 76.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionDrawings include plans for plot, first floor and elevations for north, south, and west. Plans include Canterbury Street, Blue Hills Avenue, Plainfield Street, curb line, street line, veranda, building lines, church, rectory, garage, teacher’s room, library, classrooms, office, nurse's office, teacher's room. Elevations show three story building with six bays with protruding center bays. Nine over nine double hung sash windows throughout with a two door entrance under molded relief. The side elevation features panels of brick or horizontal siding and a cross in center of roof. Alternate elevations show first floor windows as four over four double hung sash with flat lintels or two over two and six over six double hung sash with a protruding two door entrance with multipaned windows. Scale for drawings is 1/8" = 1'0" and 1/32" = 1'0".
Object number2004.62.14.1-.9
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in cyanotype; "THE ST JUSTIN'S CHURCH CORP / BLUE HILLS AVENUE HARTFORD 5 CONN / THE REV GEORGE M GRADY PASTOR". On facade; "ST. JUSTINS SCHOOL", "PRO DEI - PRO PATRIA". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of buildings, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: As of July 2004, it is unknown if the building is still located on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut.
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