St. Mary's College (Kentucky)
St. Mary's College was a
Hardin's Creek near Lebanon in Marion County, Kentucky. The community was later renamed "St. Mary" after the college. St. Mary's is now closed. It operated between 1821 and 1976. Before it closed, it was the third oldest operating Catholic college for boys in the nation.[1]
The St. Mary's College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]
Historic district
St. Mary's College Historic District | |
Nearest city | St. Mary, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°34′12″N 85°20′41″W / 37.57000°N 85.34472°W |
Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
Built | 1821 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 80001654[2] |
Added to NRHP | April 10, 1980 |
The "St. Mary's College Historic District" is a 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
contributing buildings.[1]
Notable alumni
- Clement S. Hill, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
- Ben Johnson, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
- Elisha Standiford, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
- William Thomas Ward, Union Army General and U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
- Cardinal of the Catholic Church, served as Archbishop of Chicagofrom 1982 to 1996
- Martin John Spalding, Bishop of Louisville (1850–1864) and Archbishop of Baltimore (1864–1872)[3]
- bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoriafrom 1877 to 1908
- Governor of Arkansas and Attorney General of the United States[4]
- Stanislaus P. La Lumiere, President of Marquette University
See also
References
- ^ a b Javne C. Henderson (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Mary's College Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2018. With accompanying 16 photos from 1979
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Shea, John Gilmary (1886). The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. New York: Office of Catholic Publications.
- ^ "Augustus Hill Garland". The United States Department of Justice. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "Thomas James Churchill(1881-1883)". Old State House Museum. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia. "William Byrne".
- Lewis, Alvin Fayette. History of Higher Education in Kentucky. G.P.O., 1899.
- Lmunet.edu "St. Mary's College".
- Johnson, E. Polk. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry, and Modern Activities, pp. 627 ff. Lewis Publishing Company, 1912. Accessed 10 November 2008.
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