Mount Saint Scholastica Academy, East Building - Canon City, CO
N 38° 26.829 W 105° 14.524
13S E 478876 N 4255456
under the guidance of Bishop Nicholas Matz of Denver, the Sisters were encouraged to start a new school in Canon City.
Waymark Code: WM5MHE
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2009
Views: 10
On May 14t, 1890, the Benedictine Sisters bought the building and grounds of the vacant military school from Mary Virginia Macon for $15,000. Improvements were made to the large three story building and the former military school was opened under the new name of Mount St. Scholastica Academy in September 1890. With a teaching staff of four nuns and a principal, all was well with the school until 1895 when the building was all but destroyed in a blast that blew out windows, cracked walls and unsettled the roof. This was caused when workers digging a tunnel near the hogbacks of nearby Skyline drive used to much explosives than needed.
Street address:
615 Pike Ave
Canon City, CO United States
81212
County / Borough / Parish: Fremont County
Year listed: 1998
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875 - 1899, 1900 - 1924, 1925 - 1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Education
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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