Stories in Stone – Architecture Tour – Postponed
$10.00
Stories in Stone – Architecture Tour – Postponed
Event Postponed — Please check back for this event in 2022.
September 18, 1:30pm-3:00pm
$10 preregistered/prepaid. Preregistration is required.
Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901)
Special Notes: Tour participants will be required to wear masks and complete a check-in screening upon entry into the building. At this time, only vaccinated participants are invited to attend. Program registration will be limited and preregistration is required. Assisi Heights is open for limited sponsored events only, so you will still see the closure signs at the entrance to Assisi Heights.
Assisi Heights has stories engraved in the walls. Literally! However, many more anecdotes tell the stories that chronicle the history hidden within the walls. Come up close and see some of the architectural features, aesthetic design aspects and a few of the often-overlooked artistic Franciscan features. Hear the stories embedded in stone. Unravel the mystic nature of Assisi Heights. Wear walking shoes for this indoor and outdoor event.
Ken Allsen is an architectural historian residing in Rochester. He teaches regularly for the RCTC LIFE Program and is the author of five books about architectural history in our region. He volunteers at the History Center of Olmsted County and in the Mayo Clinic archives.
Sister Marlys Jax, OSF, has an architectural design degree with a passion for the story behind the stone. She is the program planner for the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center.