St. Stanislaus Seminary - Florissant , Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 48.078 W 090° 21.871
15S E 728865 N 4298026
Former Jesuit Seminary located in north St. Louis county.
Waymark Code: WM31X1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2008
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From Missouri - A Guide to the "Show Me" State - Route 1 section:
ST. STANISLAUS SEMINARY said to be the oldest existing Jesuit novitiate in
the world. The reception rooms and offices are in a four-story
gray-limestone building with white Classic-Revival trim and green shutters,
built 1840-49. Closely grouped about the central building and forming a
rough quadrangle are dormitories, chapel, and class rooms of the seminary.
Near by are the old cemetery and the low buildings of the winery with its deep,
century-old cellars. The landscaped lawn, laid out in a simple formal plan
many years ago, contains an unusual of trees and shrubs.
The Guide goes on to describe the missions of the Jesuits in the area.
St. Stanislaus Seminary operated from 1823 through 1971. After the seminary
closed the "Rock Building" was used for many years as the Museum of the Western
Jesuit Missions. This museum has since closed and its collections have
been transferred to museums at St. Louis University. Most of the buildings
are now used as an evangelism college. The three oldest buildings in the
seminary are listed as the St. Stanislaus Seminary Historic District on the
National Register of Historic Places.