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	Villa St. Rose
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Portland Historic Landmark
	Villa St. Rose in 2009
Location	597 N. Dekum St.,; Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°34′19″N 122°40′22″W / 45.572026°N 122.672858°W
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built	1902
Architect	Jacobberger, Joseph; Litherland & Abrey Co.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	00001427
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2000

The Villa St. Rose is a former Catholic convent and girls' school located in north Portland, Oregon. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]^[5]

History

The Villa St. Rose was established in 1902 by the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, founded by sister Rose Virginia Pelletier, a native of France.^[3] Pelletier received her holy habit and was officiated as Sister Mary of St. Euphasia in 1815 at the Convent of Refuge in Angers, France.^[6]

The Villa served as a boarding school for troubled adolescent girls, and in its early years had a peak of 200 students.^[7] By 1972, the Villa continued to serve in this manner, housing and rehabilitating girls from ages 12 to 21.^[7]

As of 2017, the Villa has been converted into Rosemont Court, which contains housing for 100 low-income elders and 18 families.^[8]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved September 27, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Finkle et al. 1972, p. 1.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Villa St. Rose". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
^ Finkle et al. 1972, pp. 1–2.
^ ^a ^b Finkle et al. 1972, p. 3.
^ Langlois, Ed (November 13, 2017). "Still a house of compassion". Catholic Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020.

Sources

Finkle, William H.; Hooper, Robert M.; Friedman, Barry A.; Jacobs, Donna L.; Peterson, Julia C. (June 7, 1972). Villa St. Rose Group Home Study (Thesis). Portland State University. doi:10.15760/etd.1625. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018.