Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-23
ST MARY'S CONVENT. The Handsome Building Almost
Ready for Occupancy.


 When St Mary's parochial school many wondered if it would be filled with pupils. It is crowded and many applicants had to be turned away. In the erection of home for the sisters it was decided to provide additional school accommodations for hundred or more pupils. As the convent is situated ad- jacent to the school building this was practicable, and has been done under the efficient architect, MT Joseph A. Jackson. The church of the Immacu- late Conception has convent which in the estimation of those who are in a position to know is the best in the state and hardly excelled in New England.
 A personal inspection of the edifice shows that the work has been accom- phshed with due fidelity, only first-class material having been used in its con- struction. MT Charles O'Connor having given such satisfaction in the erection of St Patrick's hall and St Mary's school his services were considered indispensi- ble and to him is due the credit for the satisfactory result.
 The school entrance is on the north side into a hall. To the right on the corner is a recitation room, 12x15, hav- ing also an entrance from the Cole 
 hall is a school room 25x29, having eight windows. Passing up stairs we enter another school room of similar size., Both these rooms have registers ln the floor for the admission of pure air and are provided with vent places at the base of the wall, whereby the ventilation will be complete. Each has lavatory and other conveniences. These rooms are practically distinctly, from the other parts of the edifice.
 F Entering from Cole street, we come to a tiled vestibule finished fnhard wood. The inner vestibule is finished in simi- the side lights. On the right is the re- ception room, 11x15, beyond which through folding doors is the music room, 15x19 supplied with fireplace and mar ble mantel
 From the inner vestibule we enter the main hall, 12x16. To the right of this is an extension hall, on the side of which IS niche for staue of St Vincent de Paul. Through folding doors the chapel is reached, 19x29, occupying the corner of the building. On the east is recess apsidal sanctuary, 5x13. To the side is a confissiona!, also a sacristy. The music chapel, which also has a fire place.
 From the main hall by swinging doors we reach the rear hall.7x14. which connects with the school room, sacristy, retiring closet, and has stairways leading above and below. The front stairway is spirial leading to hall extending from front to rear with lateral halls. On the front are two bed rooms for visiting sis ters, one for the superior; on the south side IS a community room, 19x29, and an infirmary, 12x19, each of which is supplied with fireplace. The bathroom and lavatory is reached from the hall. A metallic skylight in addition to the win- dows makes the hall very cheery.
 On the third floor are fifteen bed rooms for the sisters, supplied with closets and having no connection with each other. This floor is also supplied with bath | room. On going to the basement one | enters a corridor, 12x34, on either side of which are the kitchen, 13x18, dining room, 14x27, also laundry room, coal room, store room, boiler room, and cold vegetable room.
 The building is 5Ox6O, the first story having height of il, the second 104 and the third 10 feet. The walls of the | with an ashlar water table of same ma- | terial. The walls of the building are of palette brick. The entire building is heated with steam each window has inside blinds. The floors of Georgia pine are deadened and the joists of triple spruce, jointed with prods to form | truss. The rooms are finished in natu ral white wood and ash.
 The roof, which is of Bangor slate, has an iron cresting. The tower over the main entrance rises high above the roof and is surmounted with a gilt cross.
 | ny1ti l- grading and asphalt walks is sgt. 900. everything having been done with a | view to excellence and permanency. The convent will be dedicated next Wednesday by Bishop McMahon and a day announced when the building will be open for inspection by the public.