School and convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence, Castroville, Texas, ca. 1906

Photograph shows exterior of the school and convent with nuns and students standing in yard. On far left, the two-story rock house built for priests who served as chaplains for the convent.Title supplied by cataloger. Inscription on bottom:""Convent School / Castroville, Texas." Taken during the time the building housed Divine Providence Industrial School. The buildings had previously housed Providence Academy and the mother house for the order. The nuns sold the property in 1915 and it was used for different purposes. In 1938 the nuns again purchased the property and opened Moye Military Academy