Foley Hall Explained

Foley Hall
Location:St. Mary of the Woods College Campus, Off US 150, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.5106°N -87.4622°W
Built:, 1897
Architect:Bohlen, Dietrich A.
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:March 21, 1985
Delisted:March 5, 2019
Refnum:85000595

Foley Hall was a historic building located on the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The building consisted of a three-story, three wing, brick structure built in 1860, fronted by a -story, Renaissance Revival style limestone addition built in 1897. The building was topped by a flat roof with a large cupola topped by a spire. It featured a two-story, central pediment supported by Corinthian order columns.[1] Foley Hall was demolished in 1989.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and was delisted in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Foley Hall. 2016-07-01. Sister Ann Kathleen Brawley and Linda Cross Godfrey. PDF. January 1981. and Accompanying photographs
  2. Book: Mary Roger Madden. A Journey of Love, Mercy, and Justice: A Pictorial History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Celebrating 150 Years of Service Among the People of God . The Sisters of Providence . 1989 . Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN . 15 .