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Notre Dame Seminary, Carrollton Ave, New Orleans.
After the 1855 fire destroyed their original building the seminary was housed in the rectory of St. Stephen’s Church on Napoleon Avenue. Archbishop Shaw sought for permanent residency and considered land the diocese had acquired in the Carrollton area in 1910 would be prefect. he corner stone was laid for the handsome chateau-like building on May 7, 1922. The seminary began functioning on September 18, 1923, with 25 students from the three Louisiana dioceses registering for philosophical and theological courses.
Notre Dame Seminary, Carrollton Ave, New Orleans.
After the 1855 fire destroyed their original building the seminary was housed in the rectory of St. Stephen’s Church on Napoleon Avenue. Archbishop Shaw sought for permanent residency and considered land the diocese had acquired in the Carrollton area in 1910 would be prefect. he corner stone was laid for the handsome chateau-like building on May 7, 1922. The seminary began functioning on September 18, 1923, with 25 students from the three Louisiana dioceses registering for philosophical and theological courses.