St. Genevieve ~ Of ~ The ~ Pines

The Religious of Christian Education, an

order of nuns originally from France,

established Hillside Convent School on

January 6, 1908. In 1910, the school was

moved to this site and renamed St.

Genevieve~of~the~Pines. For eight decades,

the school educated young women and

men from Asheville, the region, and the

world and had an enormous impact on

the lives of those who attended and the

Asheville community.

Marker is on Victoria Road south of McDowell Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.

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