Carmelite Monastery | |
  Carmelite Monastery  Carmelite Monastery | |
| Location | 400 E. Carpenter St., Stanton, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°8′2″N101°47′21″W / 32.13389°N 101.78917°W Coordinates: 32°8′2″N101°47′21″W / 32.13389°N 101.78917°W |
| Area | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| NRHP reference # | 99000566 [1] |
| RTHL # | 12545 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1999 |
| Designated RTHL | 2000 |
Carmelite Monastery (Sisters of Mercy Convent) is a historic monastery at 400 E. Carpenter Street in Stanton, Texas.
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, or a brewery.
Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,492 at the 2010 census.
It was built in 1882 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
The property was also designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. [2]
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the state of Texas. RTHL is a legal designation and the highest honor the state can bestow on a historic structure. Purchase and display of a historical marker is a required component of the RTHL designation process. Because it is a legal designation, owners of RTHL-designated structures must give 60 days notice before any alterations are made to the exterior of the structure. Changes that are unsympathetic may result in removal of the designation and historical marker. There are over 3600 RTHL structures throughout the state.
