National Register

199a Seminary Drive

Old Town BSL District #678

c. 1935 - Vernacular Grotto - The Agony Grotto St. Augustine's Seminary (Contributing)
One-story, load-bearing, random rubble concrete grotto with a concrete slab foundation and a cement dome ceiling. The main façade has a staircase leading to the entrance with a replica of the Lourdes Grotto to the right. The grotto has two arched openings with iron gates. The entrance and exit are accented by plaster reliefs of biblical events and the phrases "Watch and Pray" and "Peace Be To You." The interior has a winding hallway dotted with concrete statues of Jesus in prison prior to Crucifixion, The Pieta, The Last Supper, The Resurrection, and The Angel of Consolation.

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