Former Maple Mount building locations spring new green growth

After months of deconstruction, signs of life are sprouting anew on the locations of the former Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Retreat Center and Paul Volk Hall.

Grass seeded at the former Academy site started appearing on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, the same day that workers completed sodding the former Paul Volk site on the back of campus. New sidewalks and driveways have been added as well. Here are photos from Oct. 13.

The view from a new sidewalk that leads to the circle in front of campus, as grass sprouts on the former Mount Saint Joseph Academy site.
This repoured sidewalk allows pedestrians to reach the Rosary Walk from the parking area.
Grass on the front of campus is watered as the Saint Joseph statue that was formerly in front of the original Academy building now lines up with the bell tower for the Motherhouse Chapel. In the background are Lourdes Hall and Saint Angela Hall.
The Chapel, left, Lourdes Hall, center, and Saint Angela Hall are all visible from Cummings Road.
Workers place sod near the sidewalks on the front of campus, as seeded grass grows.
The view from Saint Angela Hall shows the new sidewalk to the left and an extension of the circle that awaits a top coat.
The cross that once hung on Paul Volk Hall now attaches to the connector that adjoins Lourdes Hall to Saint Ursula Hall.
The view from the back of campus, as new asphalt encircles a sodded area where Paul Volk Hall once stood. To the left is Lourdes Hall, to the right Saint Ursula Hall and Saint Joseph Villa.
A worker waters the fresh sod that was completed where Paul Volk Hall once stood. The freshly paved driveway around the grassy area will receive a final coat in another week.

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