St. Thomas Church, Convent and Rectory, Fairfield, Conn.
1935 (Date published)
black and white
Three-quarter view of the exterior of the St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church, and the Convent and Rectory. A dirt street and sidewalk run along the front of the buildings. Trees are visible on the property near the religious establishments. "1935" is handwritten at the bottom left corner. Printed at top left corner, "ST. THOMAS CHURCH, CONVENT AND RECTORY, FAIRFIELD, CONN." "St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, the first Catholic parish in Fairfield, was formed in 1852. The building featured on this 1935 postcard was built on the Post Road in 1894 and remodeled in 1956. The structure to the left was a convent for nuns who taught in the parish school. In the 1980s the convent was converted to Bishop Curtis Homes, apartments for senior citizens." This information was found in Images of America Fairfield Connecticut by Barbara Austen and Barbara Bryan.
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