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Description
Bishop James A. Healy invited priests from the Society of Mary to serve Van Buren in the 1880s. They soon established a college with grades ranging from high school to the baccalaureate. The first building (seen above on the left) was completed in 1887. Due to low enrollment and consistent financial losses, the college closed in 1926, though high school courses were still offered under Marist leadership.
The card has no publication date or postmark. However, the image shows a new, four-story building made of brick or stone between two earlier structures (seen in MMN item 10914). This may be the building constructed through a $15,000 state grant allocated in 1907.
The college was located across from the parish church on Main Street.
About This Item
- Title: St. Mary's College, Van Buren, ca. 1910
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating Company
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Van Buren, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic postcard
- Dimensions: 8.6 cm x 13.6 cm
- Local Code: MCC-00461
- Collection: Jean Paul Michaud Collection II
- Object Type: Image
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- Catholic Church--Maine--History
- Catholic schools--Maine--Van Buren
- School buildings--Maine--Van Buren
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Acadian ArchivesUMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
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More to Consider
Item 10914
Saint Mary's College, Van Buren, ca. 1895
Item 149024
View of Van Buren, ca. 1906
Item 149769
St. Mary's College grotto, Van Buren, ca. 2000
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