Hall of the Divine Child
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| Hall of the Divine Child | |
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810 West Elm Avenue , Michigan 48162 | |
| Coordinates | 41°55′18″N 83°24′19″W / 41.92167°N 83.40528°W / 41.92167; -83.40528 (Hall of the Divine Child (Norman Towers)) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Closed | 1980 |
| Ownership | Sisters, Servants of the IHM |
Hall of the Divine Child | |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Henry J. Rills |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000885[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 2017 |
The Hall of the Divine Child was a boarding school in Monroe, Michigan serving kindergarten through eighth grades. It was built in 1918 and closed in 1980; the building turned into the "Norman Towers". It was entered onto the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
In 1915, Bishop John Samuel Foley asked the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to construct a boys boarding school. Construction began that year, but World War I delayed the opening until 1918. The school opened in January of that year with 26 pupils. Attendees were primarily boarding students, but some day students attended.[2]
Originally the school also housed grade 1-6 girls attending St Mary's Academy (now St. Mary Catholic Central High School). In 1932, the girls were moved to a new facility, and Hall of the Divine Child began offering high school classes.[2] In 1936, the school became a military academy, and a regulation drill uniform was adopted in 1938. In 1941, with a waiting list to enter, the high school curriculum was dropped and the school returned to K-8 classes. Enrollment peaked in the mid-1950s at about 350 students. However, in the following years, enrollment declined and operational costs increased. The school closed in 1980.[3]
In the early 1980s, the sisters sold the building to a limited partnership, which converted it to an apartment complex for older adults known as "Norman Towers."[3] However, the sisters repossessed the building in the late 1990s, and resold it in 2005. As of 2017, a developer plans to renovate the structure.[4]
Description
The Hall of the Divine Child is a four-and-a-half-story, red brick, institutional building with limestone trim. The facade is dominated by a central castellated tower, which has battlements and turrets.[5]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (April 28, 2017), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/17/2017 through 4/21/2017 (PDF), archived from the original on May 3, 2017, retrieved May 3, 2017.
- 1 2 "Featuring Hall of the Divine Child, Monroe" (PDF). Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- 1 2 "Previously Sponsored Schools". Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ↑ Danielle Portteus (April 18, 2016), "Towers funding sought", Monroe News
- ↑ Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (1993). Buildings of Michigan. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-19-509379-7.
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