Downtown in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Convent Street

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 20, 2013

1. Convent Street Marker

Marker is mounted horizontally in the sidewalk.

Inscription. Named in 1869 for the convent located adjacent to San Augustín Cathedral. When the seven Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet finally arrived in 1870, they opened the city’s first parochial school for girls next to San Augustín. Three years later they opened a school at San Xavier Mission, followed a year later by the establishment of the St. Augustine’s Parochial School for Boys.

Erected 2013 by City of Tucson Historic Preservation Office.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 32° 13.256′ N, 110° 58.355′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of South Church Avenue and West Broadway Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Church Avenue. Marker is on the southwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 S Church Ave, Tucson AZ 85701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and

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in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: August 20th Park (within shouting distance of this marker); La Catedral de San Agustin (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza de la Mesilla (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles O. Brown House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meyer Street (about 400 feet away); Garcés Footbridge (about 400 feet away); Ochoa Street (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Additional commentary.
1. Convent Street
Convent Street no longer exists, but followed today's Church Avenue between West Broadway Boulevard and West McCormick Street.

— Submitted October 21, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 20, 2013

2. Convent Street Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 20, 2013

3. Convent Street Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.