Atlanta Catholic Centennial

In 1901 the Immaculate Conception School and Convent were moved from Central Avenue to a new location at the northwest corner of Washington Street and Woodward Avenue. The lot is large and elevated. The building facing Washington Street is the convent and was known as the old “Marsh House.” It is an old building, but the best of materials and expert artisans made it superior to many buildings erected at the present day. This property was purchased by the Sisters at a cost of $20,000. The old school house on Central Avenue was sold to the Red Men's Fraternal Organization. They remodeled the building, constructing stores on the street side and making a number of lodge halls and offices of the balance.

When the school was moved to Washington Street, Sister M. Irene Murphy was the Mother Superior. After twenty-three years the boarding school was discontinued. The day school, which is the Parochial school for the Immaculate Conception Parish, is conducted in a large building erected by the Sisters in 1901 and completed in 1902 in the rear of the Convent building. The school building faces Woodward Avenue and is directly across the street from Fulton County High School. The school course consists of nine grades which cover all subjects covered by public grammar and junior high schools, also music, and in addition the important subject of religion.

The present teaching staff of the Immaculate Conception Academy consists of: Sister M. Michael, Superior and Principal, ninth grade; Sister M. Regina Joseph, seventh and eighth grades; Sister M. Columba, fifth and sixth grades; Sister M. Berchman, third and fourth grades; Sister M. Cecelia, first and second grades; Sister M. Carmel, music; Sister M. Elizabeth is in charge of the Convent.