A company that prides itself on restoring historic buildings to prominence presented a vision for the Villa Maria to the Florence Township Board on Jan. 17.
John and Stephanie Rupp of St. Paul-based Commonwealth Properties told the board they are considering converting the former convent, girls...
Villa Maria Center, which opened as a girls high school in 1883, will close its doors for good on Friday.
Sister Rita Ann, an Ursaline Sister from St. Louis here to help with the closing, said Tuesday that members of the Villa community throughout the years said their good-byes last weekend.
Those...
The leadership of the Ursuline Sisters, sponsors of Villa Maria Retreat and Conference Center in Frontenac Tuesday announced that the center will close June 30.
Villa Maria is owned by the Ursuline Sisters of the Central Province and governed by a board composed of local residents and Ursulines.
To the editor:
In the “good old days” There were no TV’s, cell phones, email or Twitter. People actually conversed.
Radio was in it’s infancy and telephone usually involved a party line.
Families sat down at he table for meals and had meaningful discussions.
At our house there was usually a guest...
Commonwealth Properties, a St. Paul real estate and hospitality company with a special niche in restoring and revitalizing historic properties, announced plans to reinvent the 63-acre Villa Maria property as a “romantic boutique country hotel complex.”