The Secrets of the Assisi Heights Motherhouse Blueprints (Via Zoom)

May 8, 1:30-3:00pm

$15 | Via Zoom

In 1955, the Rochester Franciscans moved from Center Street in downtown Rochester, to a new facility known as the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis, located atop a high hill on the north edge of the city. They named it Assisi Heights. This lecture will cover the architectural history of the original design and construction, plus a description of how it has adapted to meet the changing needs of the Sisters.

Ken Allsen is an architectural historian residing in Rochester. He teaches regularly for the RCTC LIFE Program and is author of five books about architectural history in our region. He is a volunteer private detective who can be found searching the crannies of the Olmsted County History Center and in the Assisi Heights and Mayo Clinic Archives.

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