The old St Joseph's orphanage

Illinois · United States · Church

Two halls of the school made up the orphanage. On the top floor of one of them a nun is seen watching over the grounds, and that floor is now a chapel.

This school at Lisle, Illinois was St Joseph's Orphanage, and the two halls that carry the school's names were the orphanage buildings.

A good many of the teachers believe the place is haunted, and there are numerous accounts of the orphans.

On the top floor of one hall a nun is seen, watching over the grounds. That floor is now used as a chapel.

Catholic orphanages of this kind took in children of immigrant families, often after a parent died of illness rather than because the child had no family at all. Sisters ran them, lived in them, and raised generations of children on very little.

A nun still watching the grounds from the room that is now the chapel is about as consistent an outcome as this collection offers.

The school is in use.

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Where is The old St Joseph's orphanage located?

The old St Joseph's orphanage is in Illinois, United States.