The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Lourdes Grotto

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Institution Name: Lourdes College
Original/Historic Place Name: Lourdes Grotto
Location on Campus: 6832 Convent Blvd.
Date(s) of Construction:

1921	original construction
1978	restoration

Designer:
Type of Place: Landscape site
Style: (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, culture, education, history, landscape, religion
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Function:

1921-present (2006)

outdoor space (site for prayer and reflection)

Narrative:
The Lourdes Grotto was one of the first projects carried out on campus in 1921. Planned largely by Mother Adelaide, the sisters, novices, and postulants carried stones from the area of the creek that borders the northern part of the property.

References:

Klewicki, Mary Dunstan. Ventures For The Lord: The History of the Sylvania Franciscans. Sylvania, OH: Sisters of St. Francis, 1990.

Lesiak, Michaeline. Art Catalogue: Narrative in the Duns Scotus Library. Sylvania, OH: Sisters of St. Francis, 1986.

Warpeha, M. Justinian. Of Evergreens Rooted In Yellow Sand, a Profile of Venerable Mother M. Adelaide, Foundress of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio. Sylvania, OH: Sisters of St. Francis, 1967.