Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville)
- Also Known As: Mount de Sales Academy of the Visitation
- Address: 700 Academy Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1851/01/29 | James Curley and Son begin digging the cellar for the main school building, the first pavilion. | |||||
| 1851/05/00 | Armand-Francois-Marie de Charbonnel | Officiant | The cornerstone for the main Academy of the Visitation building is laid by Bishop Charbonnel. | |||
| 1852/00/00 | Twelve Sisters assigned to the Mount de Sales Academy from the Visitation Convent in Georgetown in Washington, DC, arrive after a 4 hour train trip via Baltimore. | |||||
| 1852/09/05 | Mount de Sales Academy opens with 21 boarding students. By the end of the first year the number increased to 51. | |||||
| 1857/00/00 | Main Academy of the Visitation building is expanded. The architect is unknown. | |||||
| 1866/06/00 | Future novelist, Mary Theresa Waggaman, graduates from Mount de Sales Academy. | |||||
| 1871/06/00 | Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur | Education | Mary Pinkney Hardy graduates from Mount de Sales Academy. | |||
| 1882/00/00 | Ephraim Francis Baldwin | Architect | Designed by E F Baldwin and built by John Stack, Academy of the Visitation at Mount de Sales is double in width, creating a facade of three pavilions instead of two. |
| Particulars for Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville): | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Church Related Residence |
| Historic Use | Church school |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Historic Use | School |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
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