Saint Joseph's Academy (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

St. Joseph's Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	355 Marshall Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°56′57″N 93°6′54″W / 44.94917°N 93.11500°WCoordinates: 44°56′57″N 93°6′54″W / 44.94917°N 93.11500°W
Built	1863
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	75001016[1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 1975

St. Joseph's Academy was a Catholic school for girls from 1851^[2] to 1971, operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet who also later founded the College of St. Catherine. In 1863 the institution was moved to the existing Marshall Avenue location. It is the oldest Catholic school building in Minnesota and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The building is constructed of local yellow limestone in the Italianate style.^[3] Christ's Household of Faith, a school and non-denominational Christian church, now occupies the building.

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Johnston, Patricia Condon (1982). Reflected Glory, the story of Ellen Ireland. Minnesota Historical Society.
3. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.