Sunday, November 20, 2011
St. Mark's School was constructed in 1909 and features Gothic Revival architecture. This all-girl's school opened on September 15, 1909 with 180 pupils. In 1910, the Sister-Teachers formed a High School department due to the lack of available all-girl high-schools in the area, forming St. Mark's Academy. The education was highly regarded and students came from as far as St. Ann and Glasgow Village, Missouri to attend school here.
St. Mark's was always funded solely by the members of its congregation or through the cost of tuition. But their numbers began to decline throughout the 1960s as more people moved out of the city and fewer women chose religious vocations as nuns. Ultimately, it closed its doors in 1975 due to lack of funding.
Source: NROHB
Begin Historic Photos
Begin Historic Photos
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January 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM
2 of my sister's and my sister in law and I went to St. Marks. I was thrilled to find this, but sad to see the condition of the school. The class photo on the last page includes one of my sister's and sister in law! Thanks for the pics.October 20, 2024 at 10:59 AMI also attended St Mark's and it brings tears to my eyes to see what's become of the beautiful building. I remember Miss Lee, a custodian, who dust mopped the gym floor daily. The wooden floor was so perfectly kept that we were required to take off our saddle oxford shoes except when in gym class (tennis shoes required) or when walking to class along the edges of the gym. It's sad to see the condition of the stage where we'd put on operettas yearly. I was on the stage crew. I'm forever grateful for the excellent, classical education I got there, equivalent to far more expensive private schools in the area.
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