The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-10-21
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Fred Stanley, son OF the builder. and
Mary Jane O'Neill, daughter Of Harry
O'Neill, one of the pioneers Of Fargo.
{ In 1906, the basement OF the Ca
thedral was fitted up for club rooms
for the young men of the parish at
cost of about $4,000. The Cathedral
Club was blessing for many of the
young men of the parish and also for
the many boys attending school in
Fargo from outside through the state.
The parochial residence was begun in
1907 and finished in 1908. Father
Egan has been pastor of the Cathedral
since September /, 1907. Most of the
children of the parish attend the Sa-
cred Heart Academy School conducted
by the Presentation Sisters. but the
good Catholics of the Cathedral parish
are hoping that, when the present debt
is reduced in the course of the next
five years, a school worthy Of the
parish will rise under the shadow of
the Cathedral Cross.
st. Mary's Cathedral Parochial
School was opened in September, 1921,
1t covers ground area Of 59x86 feet,
and has three full stories of standard
school room height. The exterior Is
finished with cream nat-glaZed terra
Gotta on all four elevations and red
chenille brick laid in white rough
cut joint. The building is fireproof
throughout and all corridors and stair
ways are finished in terrazzo, and all
rooms have maple floors. There are
twelve class rooms in the building,
two of which are designed to form an
auditorium for community purposes.
There is also a library and Office on
the second floor.
The heating, plumbing and ventila-
ton are the very latest and all fixtures
and apparatus the best on the market.
Heat is furnished from a central heat
, ing plant which is located next to the
school and is designed to harmonic
with the school itself. Two large Ke.
vance boilers heat school, church and
| residence. The ventilating is done by
means of large fan which forces
the air, taken from above the roof,
through heating stacks and air wash
er into large plenum chamber in
corridor and ceiling, from whence the
class room ducts are supplied The
heating and ventilating systems have
Bishop Babcock temperature control
The style of architecture is mod
ern adoption of the English Collegiate.
The school building, fixtures and fur
niture cost hundred seventeen thou
sand five hundred dollars. Joseph E.
Rosatti of 1919 Broadway, Fargo, was
the architect. Thos. F. Powers & Co.
had the general contract. Jos. Keller
had the heating and the Fargo Plumb
ing & Heating Co. had the plumbing
and electric wiring and fixtures-all
Fargo concerns.
The history Of st. Anthony's church
of Fargo commenced November Is,
1917. On that date, the church was
dedicated. For two years its status
was that of a chapel attended from the
Bishops House by Rev. Vincent J.
Ryan. The rectory was built in the
summer of 1920, and in September Of
that year Father Ryan took up his res
idence in the parish. A few weeks
later. Rev. P. Reddin was assigned as
the first assistant. He was succeeded
in August Of the present year by Rev.
Bernard McNamee.
The plans of church and school were
drawn by Geo. p. Stauduhar Of Rock
Island. I'll. In both buildings the Eng
lish Gothic design is carried out, re.
sulting in happy blending OF, archi-
tectural lines. Harmony with this
general design is striking feature
in the details of church furniture and
furnishings. The school provides
space for 300 pupils. It is equipped
with special music rooms.. acconlmo-
dations for kitchen and dining room.
and spacious auditorium.