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Porches are a significant reflection of American life, starting in the Victorian era. Neither Irish, French nor German houses had porches at the time the Academy was built. The creation of a porch for a school in this era is an attempt to create…

On April 2, 1853, Rozier signed a construction contract with John Troll, Joseph Jokurst and Charles Jokurst for $1,025 to build this two story brick addition adjacent to the Old Academy.

The addition stands fifty feet wide by twenty-five feet…

Although the Academy was built in the new Federal style of the era, visitors may notice the Irish country houses of Father Maxwell's youth provided inspiration as well. The hiring of Trustee, William Shannon, as builder and architect was a natural…

The blue limestone on this fascade was salvaged from the abandoned Ruins of Fort de Chartres and re-purposed for this building.

The blue limestone may have been chosen, due to it's rarity and uniqueness, since the only source for this particular…

Following Christian Brother's dedication to universal education, Reverend James Maxwell, then also President of the Louisiana Territorial Legislature led a unanimous approval of the St. Genevieve Academy's charter in June 21, 1808.
Thus, creating…

On close inspection, viewers may notice none of the original window frames or walls are perfectly straight.

This may be due in part to the fact that the building is over 200 years old, but also likely related to the fact that at the time Mr.…