About Grand Rapids Motherhouse, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Built in 1922 to be the Motherhouse for the Dominican SIsters and an academy for girls, the building was a place of home and ministry for one hundred years, closing in 2022. The chapel, renovated in 1985, was a spacious, open place of peace, quiet and clarity.

Dates Active: 1922-2022
Congregation:  Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Architect(s): John McNabb & Son
Photography: Christopher Allison (December 27, 2021)
For further research: Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids

About the tour guide: Sister Mary Navarre, OP is Director of Archives for the Dominican Sisters, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Click below to see our in-progress interactive historical tour of the Grand Rapids Motherhouse.