Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University Marker
Bird's Eye view of Cape Girardeau,NO (Detail) 1880
Published by Damm & Staab, St Louis, MO
Inscription.
St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University. . Terrace Park is located on the site where Father Odin of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers) established St. Vincent's Male Academy in 1838, which was followed shortly thereafter by St. Vincent's Seminary. Often affectionately called "The Cape", St. Vincent's remained open as a minor seminary for high school aged boys until 1979. , Joseph Lansmann designed and constructed the original main building (1843) in the Colonial Revival style. A red brick structure with rectangular windows, jack arches and a square bell tower, it still stands. In the 1850s and 1870s, additions were made. Other outbuildings and a brick handball court (still extant) were also built. , In 1998, the property passed to Southeast Missouri State University. The University has restored the Seminary buildings, added new cultural attractions, and converted the site into the River Campus for the visual and performing arts.
Terrace Park is located on the site where Father Odin of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers) established St. Vincent's Male Academy in 1838, which was followed shortly thereafter by St. Vincent's Seminary.
Often affectionately called "The Cape", St. Vincent's remained open as a minor seminary for high school aged boys until 1979.
Joseph Lansmann designed and constructed the original main building (1843) in the Colonial Revival style. A red brick structure with rectangular windows, jack arches and a square bell tower, it still stands. In the 1850s and 1870s, additions were made. Other outbuildings and a brick handball court (still extant) were also built.
In 1998, the property passed to Southeast Missouri State University. The University has restored the Seminary buildings, added new cultural attractions, and converted the site into the River Campus for the visual and performing arts.
Erected by Southeast Missouri State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 37° 17.757′ N, 89° 31.223′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. Marker is on Aquasmi Street
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. Marker is in a park on Southeast University Missouri - River Campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University Marker
This marker is located to the far right under the pavilion.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
3. St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University Campus
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
4. St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University Campus
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
5. St Vincent's Seminary and Southeast Missouri State University Square Bell Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,198 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 23, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.