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
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| Location | 204 N. Main St., O'Fallon, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′44″N 90°41′54″W / 38.81222°N 90.69833°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 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 33 photographs from 2006)