Holy Rosary Institute

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Holy Rosary Institute
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Location421 Carmel St.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°14′07″N91°59′52″W / 30.23539°N 91.99783°W / 30.23539; -91.99783
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1913
Built byReverend Philip Keller
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 80001734 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980

The Holy Rosary Institute is a historic school building located at 421 Carmel Drive in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It is one of the few remaining historic Black Catholic high school buildings in the United States. [2] [3]

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History

The original Greek Revival building, now surrounded by other modern school buildings, was founded in 1913 by Reverend Philip Keller and the Sisters of the Holy Family.

The institute was initially built in order to provide vocational and technical education for black females. It also served as a Normal School to train teachers for rural black schools. In 1947, it became a co-ed facility. Enrollment began to decline in the 1960s and in 1974, the boarding facilities were closed. [4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980. [1]

The school was closed in 1993. After a series of plans to restore the building fell through, funding for restoration was acquired and groundbreaking began on the project in late 2020. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Holy Rosary Institute" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 4, 2018. with three photos and two maps
  3. Rev. James A. Pawlicki (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Holy Rosary Institute". National Park Service . Retrieved July 4, 2018. With two photos from 1980.
  4. Hernandez, Don (2009). "The History of Holy Rosary Institute". LSU. doi: 10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.2742 . S2CID   164749095 . Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. Capps, Andrew. "Holy Rosary board breaks ground on building's repair, 40-acre redevelopment plan". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. Westbrook, Leslie (December 29, 2020). "Photos: Groundbreaking for Holy Rosary Institute stabilization and master plan". The Advocate. Retrieved January 4, 2021.