Exterior view of the original Moorish/Mission Revival style building on the campus of Immaculate Heart College, located at 5515 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood. A cow can be seen grazing in the field in the foreground.; In 1903 the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary purchased fifteen-acres in Hollywood on which to develop a school. Two years later on April 24, 1905 a ground-breaking took place for the first campus building (shown here), which included classrooms for high school and elementary school students, boarding facilities, as well as living quarters for the nuns. In 1906, when the school was officially founded, there were a total of 75 students and the curriculum included history, mathematics, Latin, physiology, Greek, French, Spanish, English, chemistry, physics, music, art, and drama.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Schools--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) High schools--California--Los Angeles Architecture--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)--Spanish influences Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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