St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House explained

St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House
Location:5052 DePaul St., Emmitsburg, Maryland
Coordinates:39.7053°N -77.3253°W
Architect:Tyson & Lansinger
Added:September 13, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84001770

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.[1]

It was named after the patron saint of sister Euphemia Blenkinsop in 1899 as a tribute to her memory.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Euphemia's School and Sisters' House . n.d.. 2016-01-01 . Cherilyn Widell . Maryland Historical Trust.
  2. Web site: Saint Euphemia's School. Houck. Ed. Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. 2019-09-06.