260 South Main Street, Bldg. 7
Lodi, NJ 07644-2196
(973) 473-7447
History of the Convent
In 1909, the sisters of the Buffalo province purchased the Henessy-O’Hare estate in Lodi, New Jersey, in order to set up a new province closer to New York City. On this 22-acre estate, they converted the stone residence, a millhouse that came to be known as “the little red house,” into a novitiate. As vocations flourished, they built a new provincial home. Though World War I slowed the construction process, the stately brick chapel and west wing were dedicated in 1915. A training school for teachers, Immaculate Conception Summer Normal School opened on the campus in 1923. It developed into a junior college by 1941, became Felician College in 1967, and evolved into Felician University in 1995. In 2023, as part of their ongoing commitment to good stewardship of the lands and buildings in their care, the Felician Sisters of North America began a multi-stage project that will create more green space on their Lodi, New Jersey campus and better serve the present and future needs of the sisters, as well as the campus communities who share the property. To read more about the project, read our press release regarding the chapel and convent.
