A view of the convent and Notre Dame High School at Moylan. The site was originally used by the Sisters at West Rittenhouse Square as a summer residence beginning in 1902.
A photo of the interior of Notre Dame High School. There was a large growth of the student body in the 1950s, and by 1954, there were 1,485 students attending the high school.
Two statues, one of St Julie with a young girl and one of Mary and Jesus, were located in the chapel at Moylan. There is also a reliquary of St Julie by her statue.
An interior view of the chapel at Moylan, showing the altar, statues, and pews. The chapel was built in 1907 and was the first in America to be dedicated to the Order's foundress, St Julie.
A side view of the Notre Dame High School on Moylan Avenue. The high school closed in 1981 and was bought by the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology to be used as a new campus for their growing student base.
A view of the tower entrance at Notre Dame High School on Moylan Avenue. The high school buildings were once used by the Academy of Notre Dame until 1936 when it was transitioned to a diocesan high school.
An aerial view of the grounds before the Sisters purchased the property. The original buildings were used by the Donaldson School for boys, which closed in 1933.
A view of the driveway entrance to the Trinity Preparatory School in Ilchester, MD. The school opened on September 17, 1934 with 17 boarders and 5 day pupils, and was accredited by the US Department of Education of Maryland in 1939.
A view of the Novice and Postulant house (or novitiate) and the surrounding grounds. The novitiate for the Sisters in the eastern US was once held in Waltham, MA, but was transferred to Ilchester in 1934 by Provincial Sr Rosalia of the Blessed…
An exterior view of St Anne's Hall in Ilchester, MD. The hall temporarily served as the first chapel when the Sisters arrived in 1934, but later was used for classrooms.