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Saint James School - Property Description |
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The 1811 House was located on Worthington Road and was the office to the school. The first floor had been renovated to be the school office. Students would enter through the back porch door and could either turn left and go up the stairs to the next floor, or continue on through another door to the office. The office took up the entire first floor. Most of it was an open area for the secretary and her equipment, such as a typewriter, a mimeograph and an addressograph machine. Facing Worthington, the stairwell to the second floor was to the left with a storage area under the back of the stairs. The front door to Worthington Road was directly ahead. This door was used by Francis, the secretary and visitors only. The secretary’s desk was to the right, partially blocking the entrance to Francis’ private office. Next to Francis’ office and adjoining it, was a storage room where the new school uniforms were kept. The second and third floors of 1811 house were devoted to student rooms and bathrooms. As with the other student houses, one room was given over to the housefather. Behind the 1811 house was a beautiful flower garden on one side of the road and a very large garage on the other. The garage was used to house the school bus and other school vehicles. It was converted to an indoor rifle range at one point. According to some of the boys who lived there, there were three graves with markers in the basement: a father, mother and child. I’ve been told that during the Civil War, the entire family who lived in that home all died of some sickness and were buried in the basement, as was sometimes the custom at that time. Evidently there are other houses in the area with graves in the basement too. |
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