Historically known as the St. Hyacinth School and Convent, this property in Westbrook, Maine is comprised of two neighboring buildings; an1894 three-and-a-half story brick school constructed in the Second Empire style with a mansard roof, and a separate 1922 two-and-a-half story flat roof brick convent building, with a late Gothic Revival design front entrance. Although originally associated with an adjacent parish church and rectory, these buildings derive their significance for the role they played in meeting the educational and cultural needs of a growing immigrant community of French Canadians and Franco-Americans in Westbrook from the late nineteenth century into the middle of the twentieth century. In addition, the 1894 School and Convent building is an interesting example of institutional architecture designed and constructed specifically to support the educational needs of the children of the St. Hyacinth Parish. These two buildings were placed in the National Register of Historic Places at the local level of significance in recognition of their cultural role in the French Town neighborhood of Westbrook, and for their role in meeting the educational needs of the growing immigrant community of French Canadians and Franco-Americans in Westbrook. Furthermore, the 1894 St. Hyacinth School and Convent was listed as a noteworthy example of a purpose-built, combined educational and residential facility.