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St. Paul's Convent · 235 Clinton Street
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St. Paul's Convent

[Northeast corner of Congress Street.]

Northeast corner of Congress Street (right) and Clinton St. St. Pauls Convent.

IMAGE DATE1960
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St. Paul’s Convent, 1960.

Built in the 1840s for the wife of Captain Isaac Brewer 👨‍✈️, a wealthy ship captain, 235 Clinton later became the home of the Convent for the Sisters of Charity of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church. The Sisters left in 1978, but the stained glass windows remain.

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