The story
Smyth (director 1970-2004) rebuilt it as a home-like setting for traumatized children; after a 2004 crisis, Sister Catherine Ryan restored the agency and residents returned in 2007. Maryville now runs programs in Des Plaines, Chicago and Bartlett plus a special-needs high school in Niles.
Everything that was here
- 1950–present · still open
Maryville AcademySchool
Renamed by its children in 1950, Maryville became Illinois' best-known child-welfare campus under Father John Smyth.
See the map in 1951 → - 1897–present · still open
Feehan's VillaOther
The archbishop's 1897 summer mansion, with a cupola and reception wings, still stands on the Maryville campus.
See the map in 1898 → - 1883–1950
St. Mary's Training School for Boys (Feehanville)School
An 1883 Catholic orphanage and trade school for Chicago's abandoned boys, rebuilt after an 1899 fire.
See the map in 1884 →
Nearby history
Oakton College
1600 E Golf Road · 1.5 km away
Renamed Oakton College on January 17, 2023 with a new logo and branding.
Photo's Hot Dogs
1706 E Kensington Rd · 1.7 km away
300 customers an hour and an ambulance for deliveries.
Mount Prospect Plaza
940 E Rand Rd · 2.1 km away
Mount Prospect's first strip mall opened with an unpaved parking lot.
McDonald's No. 1 Store (Ray Kroc Franchise)
400 Lee Street · 2.5 km away
Kathryn's Banquets
600 River Rd · 2.8 km away
The last tenant before the barn came down.
The Choo-Choo
600 Lee Street · 2.8 km away
A 1951 diner where a model train delivers your burger basket, still running in its 1956 building.
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