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The Jersey Shore retreat pivotal in St. Katharine Drexel’s decision to enter religious life faces demolition

The Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch, N,J,, once a Gilded-Age shore retreat for the One Percent, faces demolition.

The Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch, NJ, which is slated to be demolished to make way for four new houses.
The Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch, NJ, which is slated to be demolished to make way for four new houses.Read moreCourtesy of Dr. Richard Fernicola