 Besides his huge donations for the benefit of the Calcutta Armenian Community, Peter Crete bought the San Lazaro Islands, Venice, Italy, which became the foremost institute of Armenian culture anywhere in the world, and is the Monastery of the Mekhitarist monks of San Lazaro.The swimming pool donated by Peter Crete still exists and is used by both boys and girls of the College.In 1953 the ACPA and Davidian Girls’ School were recognised as forming one co-educational unit.