Notre Dame Academy and Notre Dame High School
Also known as: But-923-9
Why it's listed
Notre Dame Academy and Notre Dame High School occupy a walled site at 926 Second Street in Hamilton, Ohio. The complex joins two brick buildings. The southern section, built in 1902, is a Colonial Revival academy with a truncated hipped roof and pedimented dormers. It began as a north wing of the Sisters of Notre Dame convent, which was demolished in 1964. The northern section, designed by the Cincinnati firm Crowe & Schulte, was built in 1924 and dedicated in 1925 as a Collegiate Gothic high school with limestone tracery, a recessed entrance and an ornate second-floor chapel. A decorative brick wall encloses three sides of the grounds. The property reflects the growth of Catholic education in Hamilton. The academy served girls from kindergarten through twelfth grade, and the high school was a centralized girls' school. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur used the buildings as a residence and school until 1981, and the complex is now vacant.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for its role in Hamilton's Roman Catholic parochial education, run by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Under Criterion C it is significant for pairing a Colonial Revival academy with a richly detailed Collegiate Gothic high school inside a walled site. The 1902 section is described as the oldest standing building built as a parochial school in Hamilton.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 01000048, listed February 2, 2001. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 926 Second St., Hamilton |
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| County | Butler County |
| Listed | February 2, 2001 |
| Reference number | 01000048 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1893-1950 |
| Architect / builder | Academy (1902): unknown; High School (1924): Crowe & Schulte of Cincinnati (Edward J. Schulte); 1958 dormitory addition: Edward J. Schulte; builders unknown |
| Architectural style | 20th Century Revival / Colonial Revival; "Collegiate" Gothic |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function listed as vacant / not in use; the Sisters used the complex as a residence and school until 1981. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 39.39089, -84.56453 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 01000048.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7063432
- This listing as JSON
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