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Blessed Sacrament Catholic School

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1958, Cletus W. Bergen and William P. Bergen Architects. E. 44th St. at Chatham Crescent, Chatham Crescent

Attached to the earlier Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (1942, Henry D. Dagit and Sons), this modernist building confidently departs from traditional school architecture with its dynamic asymmetry and abstract planes. With the Cathedral Parochial School (8.18) downtown, the school showcases the Catholic diocese’s commitment to a fresh image during the 1950s. Reinforced concrete fins and horizontal roof planes define the eight classrooms on the south facade and boldly project forward, shading the metal and glass window walls from the sun. Simple brick and glass walls mark the entrance, which is crowned by an arched concrete canopy.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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What's Nearby

Victory Drive
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Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Blessed Sacrament Catholic School", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-14.7.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 226-227.

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