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Moylan Notre Dame High School Side View
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.
Moylan Notre Dame HS Corridor
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.
Moylan High School and Convent Exterior
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.
Moylan Students in the Courtyard
A group of students in brown jumper uniforms walking across the courtyard at Notre Dame High School at Moylan.
Moylan Notre Dame High School Tower Entrance and Grounds
An angled view of the high school's front exterior and the side grounds surrounding the building. In 1925, the Sisters decided to move the boarding students from West Rittenhouse Square outside of the city to the Moylan site, which became the Academy…
West Rittenhouse Square Notre Dame Convent and Academy Front
A view of the former Notre Dame Convent and Academy of Notre Dame's front entrance, located at West Rittenhouse Square. Due to the cost of maintenance and upkeep to the building, the Sisters closed the school in 1966 and sold the property in 1967.
West Rittenhouse Square Our Lady of Lourdes Statue
A photo of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes that was originally placed in the Grotto of the Notre Dame Convent's garden at West Rittenhouse Square. When the building was sold in the 1960s, the site was demolished and the statue disappeared. A note…
Sixth Street Convent Entrance
A view of the front exterior of the Sixth Street Convent and Academy. Before the Sisters' owned the property, it belonged to Reverend Oliver Spencer, a Methodist pastor. He had many building materials imported from Philadelphia, which were used to…
Sixth Street Music Hall
The interior of the music hall at Sixth Street. Music was an important component of education at the Sixth Street Academy.
Sixth Street Building Sketch
A sketch of the Young Ladies Academy next to the first Cathedral of Cincinnati, which is now St Francis Xavier Church. The sketch shows how the Notre Dame Academy on Sixth Street was originally called the Young Ladies Literary Institute (shortened to…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Entrance with Students Studying
A view of the front entrance to Notre Dame High School. By 1946, the student body was so large that the seniors had to come in earlier and leave earlier to make room for other grades.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone and Students
A view of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School with students nearby. The inscription on the cornerstone reads "And this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith." (1 John 5:4).
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Entrance
A view of the front entrance to the Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL with students exiting the building. Even with 30 chairs brought over from St Peter Canisius School, there were not enough chairs to furnish all the rooms when the school was…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Side Entrance and Students
A view of a side entrance to Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Doors with Students
A close-up of the front doors at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Front Yard
A view of the front yard at Notre Dame High School in Chicago before the 1956 construction of the first addition to the campus.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone
One side of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL. The cornerstone was originally intended to be at the corner of Wellington and Mango over the foundation of the auditorium. Due to construction interruptions, the corner of the…
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone - Two Sides
A view of both exterior facing sides of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago, IL.
Notre Dame High School - Chicago, Cornerstone Inscription
A view of the inscription on one side of the cornerstone at Notre Dame High School in Chicago during the cornerstone ceremony. The inscription was suggested by Monsignor Markham, the brother of one of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
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…