The Village at Marymount - Historical Timeline


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Historical Timeline

1922	Superior General Mother Mary Felicia Jaskulski called upon Mother Clara Bialkowski to purchase land and construct a Provincial Motherhouse in the Cleveland Diocese. Initially, 20 acres of land was purchased in Parma for the construction.

1923	Mother Clara found and purchased 25.75 acres of land in what would become Garfield Heights and sold the land in Parma. She made plans for the construction of a beautiful terra cotta brick and tiled roof building of Spanish design.

1923	E. Warner and Mitchell Company began construction of the Congregational Home at a cost of $510,000. The third floor of the structure was omitted to decrease the initial $600,000 quotation.

1925	The Rev. Monsignor Joseph Smith, Vicar General of the Diocese of Cleveland, blessed the cornerstone.

1926	The Rev. Joseph Schrembs, D.D., Bishop of Cleveland, offered the first Mass in the convent chapel of St. Joseph Convent and Academy (named after the first congregational home in Stevens Point, Wis.).

1926	Bishop Schrembs dedicated St. Joseph Convent and Academy. St. Joseph Academy was given accreditation for its four-year curriculum by Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and began with an enrollment of eight students.

1926	Mother Mary Clara was appointed as the congregation's first Provincial Superior. Mother Clara and Mother Mary Felicia shared many responsibilities for the 556 sisters in the congregation, with Mother Clara caring for about 200 sisters assigned to parishes in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

1929	William McCarthy firm hired to complete third floor and attic.

1931	Society of Slovenian Priests of the Diocese of Cleveland gifted the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis (SSJ-TOSF) with a bell, which was blessed by Bishop Schrembs. The 500-pound bell, "Joseph," was placed in the cupola of the convent building and it was rung three times daily in honor of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

1939	Dedication of the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, a new addition to the campus.

1939	St. Joseph Academy is renamed Marymount High School – the highest point in surrounding area and in honor of Our Lady.

1945 to 1948	Fourteen (14) acres of land is purchased adjacent to the Marymount Congregational Home.

1948	Cornerstone placed for Marymount Hospital.

1951	Ten (10) acres of additional land is purchased.

1957	Construction completed on a new Marymount High School building. The school moves from the Convent into new building that had room for more young women.

1970	With the age of the congregation increasing, ground is broken for a new wing adjacent to the north wall of the convent.

1971-1972	Construction of a 28-bed nursing care facility, named Clare Hall in honor of Mother Mary Clara, takes place.

1972	Twenty-one (21) sisters are moved from the convent infirmary quarters to Clare Hall.

1972	Marymount Hospital Mental Health Center dedicated.

1973	Marymount High School becomes coeducational and changes its name to Trinity High School.

1977	Groundbreaking takes place for a handicap-accessible chapel in Clare Hall.

1988	Marymount Place, an independent and assisted living facility, opens.

1988	Marymount Hospital adds mobile MRI Unit to enhance the diagnostic capabilities of the radiology department.

1989	Sleep Disorders Center opens at Marymount Hospital.

1990	Cardiac catheterization lab opens at Marymount Hospital.

1991	Opened Marymount Child Care Center in the Congregational Home.

1995	Marymount Hospital becomes the first community hospital to become a member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System.

1996	Franciscan Center opens in the convent.

1997	Siena Prints opens for business in the convent.

2007	Marymount Hospital's Critical Care Tower opens.

2007	Villa St. Joseph, a skilled nursing and memory care center, opens.