ST. THOMAS SEMINARY

 
Bloomfield, CT – St. Thomas Seminary was founded by Bishop Michael Tierney in 1896. The first building was in Hartford in a building that formerly housed Chinese students. The building opened it’s doors on Sept.7, 1897 with 37 students.

In 1928 the cornerstone of this building was laid in Bloomfield. The structure combines both French and English Collegiate Gothic motifs, was designed by Architect Louis A. Walsh of Waterbury, CT, and was constructed by W.F. O’Neil. It took two year to complete the edifice which is faced in random rock-face granite, with limestone trim.
Info: www.stseminary.org