St._Euphemia's_School_and_Sisters'_House

St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House

St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House

United States historic place

St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House is a historic school building and convent located at Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland. It is a late-19th century school complex that consists of two attached brick buildings: a two and half story school building built about 1890, and a house that was used as a convent and built about 1860.[2]

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It was named after the patron saint of sister Euphemia Blenkinsop in 1899 as a tribute to her memory.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Cherilyn Widell (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Houck, Ed. "Saint Euphemia's School". Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved September 6, 2019.


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