Much of New Orleans culture derives from outside influences imported by newcomers, whose traditions and tastes gradually syncretized locally into something distinct. The city has returned the favor, ...

Located on 100 acres northwest of Rochester, Assisi Heights was dedicated on Oct. 4, 1955 — the feast day of St. Francis — as the motherhouse for the Sisters of St. Francis. The Italian Romanesque ...

Since the late 19th century, a clock tower in a gray stone Richardson Romanesque structure at the corner of West Main and Church streets in Richmond has displayed and sounded the time. The clock has ...