The Convent of the Sacred Heart High School was a Catholic girls' school in Vancouver, Canada. The building was constructed in 1912–13 in the Gothic Revival style, and is regarded as being of historic interest. Since 1979 it has been site of the Junior School of St George's School.
History The Convent of the Sacred Heart was a day and boarding school for girls in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1913 until 1979. During this period, the school was part of the network of girls' schools founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ), which opened its first convent in 1801.
The building was bought by St. George's School for boys to house their Junior School. St. George's has restored, maintained, and expanded the school's Gothic Revival style architecture. The architect of the school was Charles G. Badgley.
The school is listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register, with protections extending to the building site including landscape features.
Architecture Convent of the Sacred Heart is an excellent example of Vancouver's Gothic Revival style architecture.
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