Saint Vincent's College Building

United States historic place


St. Vincent's College Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Saint Vincent's College Building, April 2013
37°17′57″N 89°31′16″W / 37.29917°N 89.52111°W / 37.29917; -89.52111
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built	1843 (1843)
Architect	Lansmon, Joseph
Architectural style	Georgian, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	05001092^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 30, 2005

St. Vincent's College Building, also known as the St. Vincent's Seminary, is a historic educational building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It built between 1843 and 1871, and is a three-story, 52,000-square-foot, L-shaped brick building on a limestone foundation. The building and its additions reflect the influences of Colonial American Georgian architecture and the popular mid-19th century Italian Villa style. The building served as the College's main residential, classroom, and chapel building. The college closed in 1910, after which it housed a private high school.^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Sally F. Schwenk, Kerry Davis, and Elizabeth Rosin (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Vincent's College Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)