St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon

United States historic place


St. Mary's Institute of O'Fallon
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


38°48′44″N 90°41′54″W / 38.81222°N 90.69833°W / 38.81222; -90.69833
Area	42.6 acres (17.2 ha)
Built	1874 (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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 33 photographs from 2006)