1940 dormitory room in Warde Hall, Mount Mercy Junior College.
A pair of roommates sharing time in their 1940s room in Warde Hall, Mount Mercy Junior College. The building housed rooms for students, the Sisters of Mercy, a laundry room, bathrooms, classrooms, and offices.
The Heritage Room of Sacred Heart Convent retains an original, marble fireplace from the Greene Mansion, as well as other artifacts from that historical property.
By 1970, the Sisters of Mercy knew that fifth floor, Warde Hall could no longer provide adequate space for the a new major in nursing. Funds were secured by a federal construction grant, and construction was underway for a nursing education...