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[[File:SacredHeartSchoolfromCatholicNews121970.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for Sacred Heart School from The Catholic News December, 1970]] | [[File:SacredHeartSchoolfromCatholicNews121970.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for Sacred Heart School from The Catholic News December, 1970]] | ||
Sacred Heart School was founded in 1946 for Catholic boys in grades four through eight. Primarily a boarding school, day students were in attendance at times during the school's history. In 1945, The Brothers of the Sacred Heart purchased the administration building, the athletic fields, and Crystal Ballroom from the American Woolen Company. <ref>[https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/newspapers/ATM-1945-11-01.pdf Boarding School to Come to Village, page 15.],</ref> The corporate buildings were remodeled for school purposes according to a 1946 article in the Andover Townsman.<ref>[https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/newspapers/ATM-1946-08-29.pdf Sacred Heart School to Open September 8th, page 14.],</ref> | Sacred Heart School was founded in Andover in 1946 for Catholic boys in grades four through eight. Primarily a boarding school, day students were in attendance at various times during the school's history. In 1945, The Brothers of the Sacred Heart purchased the administration building, the athletic fields, and Crystal Ballroom from the American Woolen Company. <ref>[https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/newspapers/ATM-1945-11-01.pdf Boarding School to Come to Village, page 15.],</ref> The corporate buildings were remodeled for school purposes according to a 1946 article in the Andover Townsman.<ref>[https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/newspapers/ATM-1946-08-29.pdf Sacred Heart School to Open September 8th, page 14.],</ref> | ||
By 1961 enrollment reached 250, but later declined. Sacred Heart School closed in 1975 when it was converted into the Balmoral Condominiums. | In 1970, By 1961 enrollment reached 250, but later declined. Sacred Heart School closed in 1975 when it was converted into the Balmoral Condominiums. | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 3 January 2023
Sacred Heart School was founded in Andover in 1946 for Catholic boys in grades four through eight. Primarily a boarding school, day students were in attendance at various times during the school's history. In 1945, The Brothers of the Sacred Heart purchased the administration building, the athletic fields, and Crystal Ballroom from the American Woolen Company. [1] The corporate buildings were remodeled for school purposes according to a 1946 article in the Andover Townsman.[2]
In 1970, By 1961 enrollment reached 250, but later declined. Sacred Heart School closed in 1975 when it was converted into the Balmoral Condominiums.
See Also
Andover: A Century of Change, by Eleanor Richardson (R 974.45 Ric)
For records, contact either headquarters of the Brothers of Sacred Heart or the Archives of the Archdiocese in Boston.
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--Stephanie (talk) 17:06, 3 January 2023 (EST)
--Eleanor 20:21, February 2, 2006 (EST)