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5 unusual facts about St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church


St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church

The elementary school, a 1930s rebuilding of the original Holy Trinity Church, is partly Neoclassical (based on Thomas Jefferson's stables at Monticello), and partly Moderne.

The portico of the current church, dedicated in 1939 and designed by George Adams, was modeled on the south front of Jefferson's home at Monticello.

Opened in 1964, the school was decimated in 1965 by Hurricane Betsy, which resulted in the flooding of the entire area.

The church and school buildings on the St. Robert Bellarmine campus are modeled after colonial American buildings, including Monticello, Independence Hall, Mount Vernon and the library at the University of Virginia.

The rectory, built in 1967, was modeled after George Washington's home at Mount Vernon.



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