Georgetown Visitation Convent, Main Academy Building, from the north, January 1990

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This file appears in: Georgetown Visitation Academy Historic District
Georgetown Visitation Convent, Main Academy Building, from the north, January 1990

Credit: Charles Szoradi

This file appears in: Georgetown Visitation Academy Historic District

Originally established as the Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies, the Georgetown Visitation Convent was the first Catholic girls’ school in America. It was established by religious women in 1799 and received the first American charter of the Order…