LORETTO ACADEMY

Architect Name: MR. SHANAHAN
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Historical Notes

LORETTO ACADEMY OPENED AS A GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOL IN 1861. IT WAS LOCATED INITIALLY IN CANADA HOUSE A WAYFARERS TAVERN IN FRONT OF THE PRESENT LORETTO ACADEMY. IT WAS REPAIRED AND REMODELLED FOR THE FIVE SISTERS OF LORETTO WHO FORMED THE FIRST COMMUNITY. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR A CONVENT DATES BACK TO 1822

Architectural Notes

THE ACADEMY IS A MASSIVE STRUCTURE MADE OF STONE. IT IS BASICALLY SYMMETRICAL IN FORM. ALTHOUGH, THE NORTH WING WAS COMPLETED IN 1870 TEN YEARS BEFORE THE MAIN BUILDING. THE NORTH WING STILL HAS ITS SIMPIFIED MANSARD ROOF AND DORMERS, HEAVY ROOF CORNICE AND LARGE BRACKETS ARRANGED IN PAIRS. THE ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH WING HAS A PORTICO WITH SUPPORTING COLUMNS. IN 1938 FIRE DESTROYED THE INTERIORAND ROOF OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND ITS MANSARD ROOF AND ROTUNDA WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CENTRAL SECTION HAS A WIDE LONG VERANDAH. ALL WALLS OF THE BUILDING HAVE PROMINENT STONE QUOINS. THE BASEMENT LEVEL IS DEFINED BY A JUTTING STONE COURSE AND GREY STONE.