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Father James Maxwell was able to organize the established donor relationships with the Chouteau family of St. Louis as well as other interested families, who ranged from St. Genevieve, New Bourbon and many mining districts around what is now Ironton,…

Here we see a list of the school's subscribers and a few artifacts of what daily life was like in Sainte Geneviève.

Despite the unanimous agreement on so many important steps such as building style, choice of builder,school charter, even basic…

Exhibited in this photo is a real habit worn by the Brothers of the Academy. It is accompanied by toys, sculpture and artwork created in the Academy and documents of recognition to the school.

The current owners have created a museum space, replicating some part of the original school and displaying a collection of items related to the era, a pistol used in the American Revolution, a dueling pistol from 1810 and various collected busts…

Brother James Maxwell had a large impact on the Louisiana Academy, and was one of many to pass through this room. The Chairman of the Academy's Board of Trustees, Maxwell was the backbone in providing the necessary funds to keep the school open.

All of the original beams remain in their original position. Five of the ceiling beams in the south first floor room of the 1808 block required custom steel sleeves during restoration. The sleeves wrapped around the solid portion of the original…

Builder William Shannon's contract read, "There are to be openings in the walls for two outside doors, four inside doors, and twenty-six windows."

Due to the high costs, windows in this era of American history were small and sparse. This is one…

The Brothers chose to live in the Academy, rather than choosing to add extra economic stress to the subscribers in demanding a separate rectory.

In contrast to the pool table and entertainment area of today, the Brother's chambers were a sterile…