Holy Name Girls’ School
This was the first Catholic school in Western or Central Massachusetts. It was built in 1868 between the church and the convent. This was the Saint Joseph School. The school (LOCATION) was only for girls. In 1894 Holy Name campus finally gained a high school but it was only for girls also – Holy Name High School.
In the early days the classrooms (September 2 1867) were in the side chapel of the church.