Monastery Immaculate Conception


Convent Immaculate Conception Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Monastery of Immaculate Conception, June 2008
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Location	802 E. 10th St., Ferdinand, Indiana
Coordinates	38°13′23″N 86°51′08″W / 38.22306°N 86.85222°W / 38.22306; -86.85222Coordinates: 38°13′23″N 86°51′08″W / 38.22306°N 86.85222°W / 38.22306; -86.85222
Area	190 acres (77 ha)
Built	1883 (1883)-1887, 1915
Architect	Klutho, Victor
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	83000122^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1983

The Monastery Immaculate Conception is a monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana. It is home to one of the largest communities of Benedictine women in the United States.^[2] It is located approximately fifteen minutes from St. Meinrad Archabbey.

History

The convent was founded in 1867 by nuns from the St. Walburg Monastery in Covington, Kentucky.^[3] The monastery operated a normal school early in its history, and placed on emphasis on teaching, with nuns traveling throughout the United States and the world in order to teach. Although the abbey faced declining numbers in the late 20th century, this trend has since reversed.^[4]

Conservation

In 1983, the Monastery and other outbuildings and structures were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Convent Immaculate Conception Historic District.^[1] The complex includes the main building constructed in 1883-1887. A major expansion to the complex began in 1915 and includes the Romanesque Revival style convent chapel.^[5]^:3

Gallery

Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Dubois County Visitors Center & Tourism Commission: Monastery Immaculate Conception
↑ Community profile
↑ "History". Monastery Immaculate Conception. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Sr. Mary Dominic and Douglas L. Stern (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Convent Immaculate Conception Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs and map.

External links

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