Aerial sketch of Monticello, the estate of John Middleton , in Chestnut Hill. It would later serve as the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and the Girls' Academy
Groundbreaking for Holy Family hall, the main building of Holy Family University. The photograph features unknown participants and possibly Sister Mary Neomisia Rutkowska, CSFN
An aerial photograph of Treweryn estate, formerly owned by Roland Taylor. The building on the left is the Mansion, while the building on the right are the stables. When purchased by the Sisters of mercy in 1948, these buildings became the Motherhouse…
A photograph of the former stables of the Treweryn estate. the top floor housed Gwynedd Junior College, while the first floor housed Gwynedd Mercy Academy.
A portrait of Brother Teliow Fackeldey, FSC, founder of La Salle University. he is credited with being the institution's first president, though he held this position for six months.
A photograph of the Bouvier Mansion, former home of Michael Bouvier, ancestor of First Lady Jacqueline bouvier Kennedy. It would become the third location of La Salle College in 1886.
A photograph of the Preparatory Seminary in Glen Riddle, PA. Originally the Ashton Ridge Female Academy and connected to the Presbyterian Church, the property was bought by Bishop John Neumann. From 1859 to 1871, the predecessor to the College…
A photograph of an unknown Sister using a commemorative shovel to break ground for Our Lady of Angels College, which would become Neumann University decades later.
An aerial view of the property belonging to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in Aston, PA. Neumann University, then College, is No. 4, while the Our Lady of Angels Convent is No. 1.
A drawing of Villanova University as it would have appeared in 1849. From left to right, the chapel/oratory, Belle-Air Mansion, the College Building, and the old Rudolph barn.
An exterior photograph of the Treweryn mansion, built by Horace Trumbauer in 1907. It was home to Francis Bond under the name "WIllowbrook", then became known as "Treweryn" by new owner Roland Taylor.