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}} The Loretto is a multipurpose venue in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It was adapted from a former girls' academy known as Loretto Academy, dedicated in 1904〔(Owner of Loretto Academy wedded to $15M renovation ), a May 11, 2007 article from the ''Kansas City Business Journal''〕 as a "boarding and day school for girls."〔(Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 ) from the Missouri Valley Special Collections of the Kansas City Public Library〕 It is named after the Sisters of Loretto, who established a presence in Kansas City in 1899.〔(Nomination for the National Register of Historic Places ) from the Jackson County National Register Listings at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources〕 ==History== The land upon which Loretto Academy was built was purchased in September 1902 by Mother M. Praxedes Carty.〔(1905 Postcard of the Loretto Academy ) from the Missouri Valley Special Collections of the Kansas City Public Library, accompanied by an excerpt from an October 23, 1971 article from ''Kansas City Star''〕 The architect of Loretto Academy, Thomas P. Barnett of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, was soon after appointed the architect of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.〔http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=company&lng=3&id=100775〕 The academy was the site of a fire in 1909 at a Halloween party; three students lost their lives when a paper dress became ignited by a lit jack-o'-lantern.〔 Loretto Academy admitted its first black student in September 1947.〔(First Black Student at Loretto Academy Remembers Angry Parents, Best Friend ), from the Missouri Valley Special Collections of the Kansas City Public Library〕 The Academy moved to 12411 Wornall Road in 1966.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loretto Academy (Kansas City, Missouri)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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