Dominican Heritage and Alumni House / Edgehill Campaign
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Dominican Heritage and Alumni House and St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel
The Dominican Heritage and Alumni House will restore the much-loved mansion into a welcoming home for Dominican alumni and a unique space to celebrate the University's rich history and Dominican heritage. Located within the mansion, the St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel will provide alumni, students, and friends with a Catholic place of worship. The adjacent Veritas Hall will be an interfaith worship space, and the Student Life and Campus Ministry Center upstairs will support our thriving campus life, spiritual, and community service programs.
Renovation commenced in June 2009 and is expected to be completed by December 2010.
Project Update
Walking around the Edgehill construction site is exciting these days. Under the oversight of Dominican Trustee Tony Castellucci, the mansion is slowly shedding her skin to be remodeled into the Dominican Heritage and Alumni House. Wright Contracting has completed most of the demolition work, and, with the northeast corner of the mansion gone, the future St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel is temporarily en plein air.
The inside of the mansion is almost unrecognizable--the magnificent mahogany, fireplaces, and other decorative features are protected with bubble wrap and plywood; plaster has been removed, leaving only the wall frames and studs; doors and brass fixtures are stored in the onsite sheds.
Renovation Celebration
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, 2009--Dominican Spirit Day. Festivities include the Edgehill Renovation Celebration, featuring walkabouts at the mansion. Meet the architect and builder and inspect the progress!
Edgehill Art Advisory Committee
Nationally recognized liturgical artist Elizabeth Devereaux '64 is working with the committee on the design for the stained glass that will grace the bay windows in the St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel. For more information about the committee, please contact Jane Winter at 415-458-3762.
Art Advisory Committee
Lorraine Barry '86
Olga Dollar '39
Mary Helen Fairchild '48
Lisa Fairchild '79
Mary Grandin '50
Sheila Doyle Kiernan '48
Sister Carla Kovack, O.P. '69
Jean Nelson '72
Joy Phoenix '93
Maureen Keefe, Vice President, Exernal Relations
Father Bob Haberman, Director, Campus Ministry
Lynn Sondag, Chair, Art Department
Jane Winter, Capital Campaign Officer
Funding
Funds committed to the project stand at nearly $6.3 million, with alumni contributing more than $3 million, including $1 million from the Arline and Thomas J. Bannan Foundation. University Trustees have contributed an additional $1.1 million. A "close the gap campaign" is underway to raise the additional $2 million necessary to complete the renovation of the 15,000 square-foot Queen Anne Victorian.
Make a gift now or contact Jane Winter for additional giving opportunties:
Jane Winter
Capital Campaign Officer
P: 415-458-3762
E: jane.winter@dominican.edu
Photography by Joy Phoenix '93
