St. Joseph Convent and Academy
About this property
The St. Joseph Convent and Academy was a historic Roman Catholic church convent and school located off of State Highway 33 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. It was added to the National Register in 1979. The Second Empire-style building was completed in 1892, with a northern expansion being built in 1905. Starting in 1897, it housed the Benedictine Sisters and the St. Joseph Academy, a boarding school for girls operated by the Sisters. St. Joseph Academy was believed to be the first school of its kind in the then-established Oklahoma Territory. As Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the school grew larger in pupils and sensed a need for higher education. In 1917, the school started a four-year college curriculum and changed its name to Oklahoma Catholic College for Women, achieving another first by becoming the fledgling state's only Catholic college. The school remained open to women of all ages and grades until 1949, when the school once again changed its name to Benedictine Heights College, and began a student-by-day program for men. In 1965, the Sisters and school moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, forming what would later become St. Joseph Monastery, and sold the original convent and academy property to the City of Guthrie for US$150,000 (equivalent to US$1,532,471 in 2025). As of July 2024, the property and surrounding areas have continued ownership by the City of Guthrie, with the Job Corps building and opening a Guthrie center in 1966, while also utilizing the old St. Joseph facilities until their demolition in 1995.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about St. Joseph Convent and Academy
This page lists St. Joseph Convent and Academy. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was St. Joseph Convent and Academy listed on the National Register?
St. Joseph Convent and Academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1979.
What type of historic resource is St. Joseph Convent and Academy?
St. Joseph Convent and Academy is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for St. Joseph Convent and Academy?
The period of significance for St. Joseph Convent and Academy is recorded as the civil_war era.
Can I research the history near St. Joseph Convent and Academy?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near St. Joseph Convent and Academy will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Logan County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Logan County.
Explore LoganCounty ›More historic places in Oklahoma
Browse all historic places in Oklahoma.
View Oklahomahistoric sites ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near St. Joseph Convent and Academy will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.