"St. Michael's Orphanage is a four storey, Second Empire style, brick building. Built in 1885, the building is located on Bonaventure Avenue in St. John's in an area once known as Belvedere." Operated by the Sisters of Mercy as an orphanage for young girls from 1885 onward, it "is designated as a Registered Heritage Structure due to its architectural and historic values." source
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- settingThe Girls of Belvedere
Michelle T. Clemens
Publisher synopsis and The Seaboard Review identify the historic Belvedere Orphanage as the setting; Heritage NL confirms the building's location on Bonaventure Avenue.