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Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°12′53″N 121°4′3″W / 39.21472°N 121.06750°W

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Mount Saint Mary's Academy and Convent
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark No. 855


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Location	410 South Church Street Grass Valley, California
Coordinates	39°12′53″N 121°4′3″W / 39.21472°N 121.06750°W / 39.21472; -121.06750
Built	1865 or 1866
Architectural style	Gothic Revival-Renaissance Revival-Georgian Revival-Victorian
NRHP reference No.	74000543
CHISL No.	855
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1974^[1]
Designated CHISL	1972-04-24

Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy, originally the Sacred Heart Convent and Holy Angels Orphanage and previously Mount St. Mary's Convent and Orphan Asylum, and also known as Mount Saint Mary's Academy and Convent, is the only extant original orphanage in California and commemorates the Sisters of Mercy, in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California.^[2]^[3]

The Gothic Revival Style Victorian building with Georgian Revival accents currently houses the Grass Valley Museum, at 410 South Church Street between Chapel and Dalton Streets, Grass Valley.^[4]^[5]

History

Katherine Russell (sister of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen and better known as Mother Mary Baptist Russell, or simply "Mother Baptist") arrived in San Francisco with seven other Sisters of Mercy on 1854-12-08^[6] from Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland; other Sisters followed.^[7] On 1863-08-20, spearheaded by vicar-general Father Thomas Dalton,^[8] five Sisters, including Mother Baptist,^[9] arrived in Grass Valley to help the California Gold Rush miners' orphans. Bishop Eugene O'Connell placed the cornerstone for the convent/orphanage building on Sunday, 1865-05-02. The Sisters moved in on 1866-03-20, and the first orphans were taken in on 1866-04-02.^[3]

The orphanage closed in 1932 and the facility was de-sanctified in 1968. The following year, in 1969, the Grass Valley Historic Preservation Committee began repair and preservation of the building and the Sisters' rose garden.^[10] The Foley Library for Historical Research in nearby Nevada City, California retains historical documents for Mount St. Mary's.^[11] Mount Saint Marys Academy is still running as a school.

Construction

The building is three stories tall, and was built at a cost of $19,856, including construction and interior furnishings.

First floor - Construction: stone. Use: classrooms, dining room, kitchen, laundry, lavatory, store rooms.
Second floor - Construction: brick. Use: chapel, classrooms, library, parlors.
Third floor - Construction: brick. Use: dormitories, sleeping quarters, infirmary.

Landmark designation

This Nevada County building is honored as on the National Register of Historic Places^[2] and as California Historical Landmark No. 855, registered in 1972-04-24.^[12] The plaque's inscription states:

Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy

Built by Reverend Thomas J. Dalton, the Sacred Heart Convent and Holy Angels Orphanage was dedicated May 2, 1865 by Bishop Eugene O'Connell. Under the Sisters of Mercy, it served from 1866 to 1932 as the first orphanage of the Northern Mines. It functioned as an academy from 1868 to 1965 and as a convent from 1866 to 1968.^[12]^[13]

The plaque was placed on the building on October 28, 1972, by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.^[14]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Progress Commemorative Commission" (PDF). Women's Progress Commemorative Commission, National Park Service. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Mount St. Mary's Convent and Orphan Asylum". malakoff.com. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^ Evans, Ron (September 1998). "A Queen and an Empire". Viamagazine.com. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ "Grass Valley Museum". ncgold.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ Sly, Julie (October 6, 2007). "Sisters of Mercy celebrate 150 years of service in state". diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ Sanfilippo, Helena (May 16, 2003). "The Sisters of Mercy's California Adventure" (PDF). mercyburl.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ Herbermann, Charles George (1913). The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church. New York: Universal Knowledge Foundation. pp. 294. OCLC 6974688. orphanage grass valley.
^ Westlund, Nancy (February 3, 2001). "Mercy Sisters leaving Grass Valley after 138 years of service". The Catholic Herald. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ Minch, Patricia L. (June 13, 2008). "Secret garden revealed". theunion.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ "Interactive Discussions: Nevada County History and Ancestors". Nevada County Historical Society. June 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
^ "NO. 855 MOUNT SAINT MARY'S CONVENT AND ACADEMY". ceres.ca.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^ "California Landmark 855". noehill.com. Retrieved August 1, 2008.

External links

Grass Valley History Museum
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-1799, "Mount St. Mary's Academy, Church & Chapel Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County, CA", 2 photos, supplemental material

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