Georgetown Visitation Convent, Main Academy Building, from the north, January 1990
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Credit: Charles Szoradi
This file appears in: Georgetown Visitation Academy Historic District: The Georgetown Visitation Convent is the oldest Catholic girls' school in the United States.
Georgetown Visitation Academy Historic District: The Georgetown Visitation Convent is the oldest Catholic girls' school in the United States.
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…