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Cabrini College has a history almost as rich as the state coffers contributing to the financial aid awards of its students. The heart, or mansion of this woodsy college has served two aristocratic families, guest dignitaries and the Philadelphia nobility for nearly a century, not to mention nuns, students, weddings, balls and orientations, just to name a few.

The mansion, constructed in the architecture reminiscent of the Elizabethan period, was built and designed by Horrace Trumbauer. His most celebrated accomplishment was the Philadelphia Art Museum, most famous for Rocky's ascent up its steps, not the million dollar works within its walls.

The mansion was completed and ready for settlement in 1901. The property's boundaries were originally much more extensive, including land north of Upper Gulph road. James W. Paul and his family were the mansion's first occupants. Paul was instrumental in overseeing the construction of the property buildings.

Upon James Paul's death in 1908, the part of the estate south of Upper Gulph road was left to his daughter, Mary Paul. The property north of Upper Gulph road was left to James Paul's son.

Mary Paul's wedding to Charles Munn was held on the is uncertain about what happened to the northern tract of land. The Dorrance family lived on the property until 1953. of degrees-a bachelor's degree and a secretarial degree, which today is known as an associate's degree.

In the spring of 1954, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart prnchased the property at an auction for $300,000. Such large properties in the immediate area were sold at a loss oocause upkeep and maintenance bills were extremely high.

The property opened shortly after its acquisition as an orphanage. Mother Ursula Infante, then principal of Mother Cabrini High School, Washington Heights, New York, was transferred to the Cabrini property in Radnor to work on starting a college. At the time, the sister's order had two high schools and decided it would oo in their benefit to form a college.

For the first year, the mansion served as a dining facility, library, chapel, dormitory, and mailroom-all of functions that are crnrently served by 17 buildings. Martha Dale, director of alumni affairs and the unofficial archivist/historian said, "Students don't realize that Cabrini has tradition. Students have to understand the ooauty of the campus."

Forn buildings remain from the original construction of the property-Grace Hall, the mansion, Emmaus house (near the west entrance of the campus) and the gatehouse (immediately at the main entrance). Emmaus house was originally constructed as a pumping station for the pool; the pool can still be found around the house. Today it serves as a retreat facility for the sisters. The gatehouse was used as a servant's quarters. Today it functions as a residence for the sisters. Grace Hall originally served all of the aspects of a full-fledged estateit was used as a stable, garage and apartments for servants. The estate manager also lived in Grace Hall. Today it is used as an office complex for faculty and staff. In .approximately a week, many students of the college will have been trampled by other students for grounds and included Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt. Because of the close friendship that Mary Paul

The original buildings of Cabrini College. Mansion pictured above, from bottom left, Emmaus House and the gatehouse.

All of the roads that are used for traffic flow today existed when the property was constructed. There was a service road that paralleled the main had had with Alice Roosevelt, it is speculated that President Roosevelt might have stayed in one of the rooms in the mansion.

The southern part of the estate remained under the control of Mary Paul until 1925. It was sold to the Dorrance family, owners of Campooll Soup, for one million dollars. It

Archbishop Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said that there were too many Catholic colleges in the area, and he did not approve of Missionary Sister's wishes for another college. Upon this setback, Mother Ursula visited all of the presidents of the area Catholic colleges and returned to Cardinal Dougherty with their approval, adding that another Catholic college would be welcomed.

Cabrini College opened its doors in Sept., 1957 to an all-female population. The college offered two types entrance road and would have curved oohind Founder's Hall. The road was used as a service route. For the architecture buffs of the campus, the mansion has 53 rooms, 25 fireplaces, 81 gargoyles and is home to 4,000 squirrels.