Encyclopedia Dubuque
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ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY
MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY is a separate topic.
ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY. St. Joseph Academy, the oldest Iowa Catholic school, was the only one of the four local high schools closed because of the construction of WAHLERT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL that was no longer used as a school. In its final form, the academy property at 1345 Main included a 206 x 118 foot lot with three buildings owned by the Sisters of Charity.
The City of Dubuque once considered using the school as a police station. Plans had also been made to convert the building into small apartments, but the project proved too expensive. Sold to FISCHER COMPANIES (THE) in 1961, the building remained empty and a target of vandals. In early 1965, building authorities placed a condemnation order against the building which was torn down in August of the same year. (21)