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Dedicated in November of 1930, The St. Francis Seraphic Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built | Dedicated in November of 1930, The St. Francis Seraphic Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built at 459 River Road near the Tewksbury line. The seminary was closed in 1977. The building then became part of the Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center. The Seminary building was razed in October 2016 to make way for a privately developed 55+ residential retirement community "Riverside Woods." The Town agreement with the site developer called for preserving a section of land along the river as open space. It will include access to the AVIS and town-owned trail system. A trailhead and parking area for access the AVIS-owned Deer Jump Reservation was planed for the St. Francis Seminary property. | ||
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[[Image:stfrancis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|St Francis Seminary With Christmas Lights - A popular holiday sight form the mid-1930's to the mid-1960's | [[Image:stfrancis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|St Francis Seminary With Christmas Lights - A popular holiday sight form the mid-1930's to the mid-1960's | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 6 July 2021
Dedicated in November of 1930, The St. Francis Seraphic Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built at 459 River Road near the Tewksbury line. The seminary was closed in 1977. The building then became part of the Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center. The Seminary building was razed in October 2016 to make way for a privately developed 55+ residential retirement community "Riverside Woods." The Town agreement with the site developer called for preserving a section of land along the river as open space. It will include access to the AVIS and town-owned trail system. A trailhead and parking area for access the AVIS-owned Deer Jump Reservation was planed for the St. Francis Seminary property.
See
- "St. Francis Seminary Lights Drew Thousands of Onlookers," Andover Townsman, December 18, 2008.
- Elderly Housing Proposal Considered for River Road, Franciscan Center Land. Andover Townsman May 12, 2011
- 459 River Road, Andover Historic Preservation Profile.
- Iconic Seminary in Andover Town Down Newburyport News October 26, 2016
- 200 Unit Plan for River Road in Andover Eagle Tribune, May 31, 2015
--Stephanie (talk) 11:13, 6 July 2021 (EDT)
--Eleanor 15:53, August 17, 2011 (EDT)
--Leslie 16:23, July 31, 2012 (EDT)
--Eleanor (talk) 15:33, 22 January 2016 (EST)
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