On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the main building at Ammendale (MD), except for the east and west wings which were constructed soon thereafter, was ready for occupancy by the Novices and Junior Novices of the Baltimore District.
Bro. Angelus Gabriel (FSC), The Christian Brothers in the United States 1848-1948: A Century of Catholic Education (NY: Declan McMullen, 1948), p. 497.