St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon
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Location | 204 N. Main St., O'Fallon, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 38°48′49″N 90°42′07″W / 38.81361°N 90.70194°WCoordinates: 38°48′49″N 90°42′07″W / 38.81361°N 90.70194°W |
Area | 42.6 acres (17.2 ha) |
Built | 1874 |
Architect | Kister, Henry |
Architectural style | Gothic, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07001106[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 26, 2007 |
St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon, also known as the Motherhouse for the Congregation of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Most Precious Blood, is a historic convent, school, and national historic district located at O'Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site (a cemetery). The main building is the three-story, Gothic Revival style motherhouse. Its original section was built in 1874, with a series of interconnected wings dating from 1874 through 1997 making for a complex, irregular plan building. The building includes the convent, two chapels, academy, novitiate, dining room, kitchen, gym, and infirmary. A part of the building houses the O'Fallon City Hall.[2]: 5–6
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ruth Keenoy, Karen Bode Baxter & Timothy Maloney (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 33 photographs from 2006)
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Gothic Revival architecture in Missouri
- Colonial Revival architecture in Missouri
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1874
- Buildings and structures in St. Charles County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Charles County, Missouri
- 1874 establishments in Missouri
- Tourist attractions in St. Louis
- St. Louis Area, Missouri Registered Historic Place stubs