Hail our MdeC! Wheeling, WV
1848-2008
About Us
Our history
The Mount lives on in our hearts
Our history
Mount de Chantal Academy was established in 1848 when the Most Rev. Richard V. Whelan invited eight Visitation Sisters from Baltimore to open a school for girls. Originally called the Wheeling Female Academy, the school was first located at 14th and Eoff streets. In 1865, the school moved to a new building three miles outside the city on
Mount de Chantal Academy was established in 1848 when the Most Rev. Richard V. Whelan invited eight Visitation Sisters from Baltimore to open a school for girls. Originally called the Wheeling Female Academy, the school was first located at 14th and Eoff streets. In 1865, the school moved to a new building three miles outside the city on the former Steenrod Farm (located just off the of the current Washington exit off of I-70). It was renamed Mount de Chantal after Saint Jane de Chantal, the co-founder of the Visitation Order.
The Mount lives on in our hearts
Our history
The Mount de Chantal school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Mount was known for its strong academic and fine arts programs. It remained boarding school until 1982. In the subsequent years, declining enrollment and financial support led to the school’s closing after 160 years of operation, with
The Mount de Chantal school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Mount was known for its strong academic and fine arts programs. It remained boarding school until 1982. In the subsequent years, declining enrollment and financial support led to the school’s closing after 160 years of operation, with the last class graduating on May 31, 2008.
Wheeling Hospital purchased Mount de Chantal in 2011, and despite being listed as a 2011 Endangered Property by the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, the school was demolished in November of that year. In November 2013 Wheeling Jesuit University opened the Mount de Chantal Conservatory of Music in honor of the Visitation Sisters of Mount de Chantal.
The Mount lives on in our hearts
The Mount lives on in our hearts
The Mount lives on in our hearts
Our living alumnae represent six decades and though far flung, the bonds made and the values instilled while nurtured and educated within the Mount’s beloved halls carry on in all of her daughters.
This space is dedicated to all alumnae, former teachers and administrators and friends of the Mount near and far to serve as a way to keep all connected and informed.