Watercolor painting of the first school (and Sisters of Charity Orphanage) in Los Angeles, made in 1860 by a student. The school faced the Alameda at Macy Street. It was called Los Angeles Charitable Institute, later the Los Angeles Orphan Asylum, but in Spanish, Casa de las Hermanas. The Sisters bought the old Benito Wilson frame house at the right, which had been shipped in pieces around the Horn. The property included about twelve acres and sold for $8,000. The house was demolished, and the brick building constructed with materials also brought around the Horn in a sailing vessel. The sale took place in 1856, the building was completed in 1858, and it was used until 1891. It opened with about 20 girls enrolled. Don Francisco Coronel (father of Don Antonio Coronel) and his two daughters were the teachers. One daughter later married the historian Bancroft. Later this became the site of the Post Office.
Los Angeles Charitable Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sisters of Charity School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Schools--California--Los Angeles Orphanages--California--Los Angeles
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