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K Street Convent and School
A side view of the K Street Convent. The image of the convent is of the 1908 renovation completed by Sister Superior Mary Appolonia. The original building was build by the women of the Saint Aloysius Relief Society and was intended to be both a…
K Street Buildings
A photo of the buildings on K Street with identifying notations. The convent on the left (corner of K Street and North Capitol) was renovated in 1908 by Sister Superior Mary Appolonia. The grotto in the center of the courtyard and the school on the…
K Street Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes Interior
A view into the grotto in the courtyard at K Street. The grotto was built in 1876, along with the original Academy of Notre Dame on the K Street site.
K Street Convent
A view of the K Street Convent after the school was torn down in 1923. The gate to the courtyard was always opened so that passersby could stop in and say a prayer at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
K Street Academy of Notre Dame Construction
The construction of the new Academy of Notre Dame building on the corner of K Street and North Capitol. The school was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1920 by Cardinal Gibbons.
St Aloysius School
A view of the exterior of what is believed to be St Aloysius school. The parish school was where the Sisters first began teaching, along with the Industrial School, when they moved to Washington DC at the urging of Ellen Ewing Sherman, the wife of…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Stained Glass Window
A black and white image of the stained glass window of Mary. The window currently resides in the chapel at the Mount Notre Dame convent in Cincinnati.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Library
A view of Sisters reading in and using the school library.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Excellence Banner
The US flag and the banner signifying excellence in private education. The school was named an Exemplary Private School by the US Department of Education in 1985.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Chapel Interior
The interior of the renovated chapel at the Notre Dame High School in Chicago.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Future Addition Site
The grounds and property soon to be converted into the new North Wing at the high school and the Sisters' convent.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, North Wing Ground Breaking Ceremony
Sister Ellen St John, Provincial, makes the ceremonial first dig at the site for the north wing addition to the high school.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Entrance, 1963
The front entrance of Notre Dame High School after the 1963 construction of a new wing to the school and an addition to be used as the Sisters convent.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Convent
The convent addition to the high school built from 1962-1963. The Sisters who staffed the school originally used some of its rooms as their convent, but as the student body grew, and subsequently the number of Sisters required to teach them, more…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Chapel
Students at prayer in the school chapel.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Gym
A view of the back side of the dual auditorium and gymnasium at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL. Some of the early sports activities offered by the school were basketball, volleyball, ping pong, and bowling.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Christmas Play
A view of the first Christmas play, "The Light from Heaven," performed at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Auditorium
A view of Notre Dame High School's auditorium and gymnasium. The space was used for plays, recitals, dances, and sports.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Ground Breaking with Sister Marie Teresa
Sister Marie Teresa ceremoniously digging the first hole at the site of the future Notre Dame High School campus.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Ground Breaking
The ceremonial ground breaking at the site for the new Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL on Mango Avenue. The first class of students were taught at St Peter Canisius School in 1937, who later moved to the new Notre Dame High School building when…