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An all-girls catholic school situated in south Salem.
*An all-girls catholic school, now closed, situated in South Salem.
The first building was built in 1936 and two more stories were
added in 1948.  


The complex was sold to Salem State College in 1972 and it now serves
*The first building was built in 1936 and two more stories were added in 1948.  
as its south campus.


Ste. Chretienne's Academy had close ties to St. Anne's Grammar and High School.
*In 1914, the order bought Loring Villa in south Salem and turned it into St. Chretienne Academy. The academy ran as a boarding school until 1971.
 
*The complex was sold to Salem State College in 1972 and it now serves as its South Campus.
 
*St. Chretienne Academy had 12 classrooms, laboratories, sewing room, typewriting rooms, library, chapel, cafeteria, gymnasium-auditorium.
 
*Ste. Chretienne's Academy had close ties to St. Anne's Grammar and High School. The Sisters of St. Chretienne taught at St. Anne's School until 1976.
 
*When the school closed, Sister Pauline Fortin, a St. Chretienne nun went on to earn an accounting degree from Salem State College.


==See Also==
==See Also==
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Schools, Catholic'''
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Loring Farm (George Bailey Loring)'''
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/salemstatearchives/albums/72157629155893552 Ste. Chretienne Academy] Salem State archives (photos)
*"St. Chretienne's reunion" ''Salem Evening News'', May 7, 1996, p. C3
*"St. Chretienne's reunion" ''Salem Evening News'', May 7, 1996, p. C3
*Sisters of St. Chretienne: a century of good work." ''Salem News'', Oct. 24, 2003, p. A2
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1910147?locg=63 Salem in Vintage Postcards] ed. Mathias, Michaud, Turino, p. 45 (photographs of Ste. Chretienne)




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Latest revision as of 11:24, 1 August 2024

  • An all-girls catholic school, now closed, situated in South Salem.
  • The first building was built in 1936 and two more stories were added in 1948.
  • In 1914, the order bought Loring Villa in south Salem and turned it into St. Chretienne Academy. The academy ran as a boarding school until 1971.
  • The complex was sold to Salem State College in 1972 and it now serves as its South Campus.
  • St. Chretienne Academy had 12 classrooms, laboratories, sewing room, typewriting rooms, library, chapel, cafeteria, gymnasium-auditorium.
  • Ste. Chretienne's Academy had close ties to St. Anne's Grammar and High School. The Sisters of St. Chretienne taught at St. Anne's School until 1976.
  • When the school closed, Sister Pauline Fortin, a St. Chretienne nun went on to earn an accounting degree from Salem State College.

See Also

  • Vertical File in Salem Collection - Schools, Catholic
  • Vertical File in Salem Collection - Loring Farm (George Bailey Loring)
  • "St. Chretienne's reunion" Salem Evening News, May 7, 1996, p. C3
  • Sisters of St. Chretienne: a century of good work." Salem News, Oct. 24, 2003, p. A2