John H. Bass Mansion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
John H. Bass Mansion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bass Mansion, also known as Brookside, is an administrative building and historic structure at the University of Saint Francis located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The hand-carved, sandstone mansion was the private residence of industrialist John Henry Bass from 1902 to 1944. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration bought the home and more than 65 acres of surrounding landscape from the Bass family in 1944 and relocated their college.Brookside Heritage, Brookside Self-Guided Tour, University of Saint Francis, page 2, 2009 Since 1944, the mansion served as library and residence to the college. Read more on Wikipedia
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