About This Item


  • TitlePlan of St. Francis Xavier's new parochial school
  • Call NumberSCHL_1586
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryArchitectural rendering of proposed St. Francis Xavier parochial school, a large four-story brick building. Located at 763 President Street, it was named St. Francis Xavier Academy and, later, renamed St. Francis Xavier Parochial School.
  • Date1913
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)gelatin silver printsphotographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteOn recto: "Saint Francis Xavier's School; Rev. David J. Hickey, rector; Frank J. Helmle, architect, 90 Montague Street, Brooklyn, N.Y." printed below image. Retouched. Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Daily Eagle
  • SubjectSt. Francis Xavier Academy
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.