The original building, with monastery, Church and seminary, is on the left,
Lynch Hall in the center and Alumni Hall on the right.
The Arrival of the Friars in Western New York, p. 13
Father
Joe’s term was also the beginning of a series of calamities on the
campus--with fire and water wreaking havoc.
The rebuilt
The original building, with monastery, Church and seminary, is on the
left,
Lynch Hall in the center and Alumni Hall on the right.
The
campus grew over the next decades with Butler Gym (1918) and Devereux Hall
(1928) appearing. Then fire struck
again on May 5, 1930. The original
building with monastery, seminary and church was destroyed.
All that remained was the Sister’s Convent which was attached to the
rear of the building. This was a
tremendous blow to the college, but spirits remained high and, though the
balance of the term was cancelled, commencement proceeded as usual.
Rebuilding began immediately, the groundbreaking for an addition to
Devereux Hall to house a temporary seminary taking place on June 3rd.
