Monastery of St. Clair at 509 S. Kentucky Ave. NOTE: despite what is seen here, the spelling is Clare as this is affiliated with the Order of Poor Clares. "In 1897 one of the sisters in Omaha, NE had a relative in Evansville, who in their will, left some land to the sisters which became the place of the Monastery in Evansville, Indiana. This is how the Monastery got its beginnings in Evansville. The address of the property donated was 509 S. Kentucky Ave. At that time it was in the country surrounded by corn fields. From the beginning the sisters raised cows and chickens for their own milk and eggs. Each day they led the cows out into the fields to pasture. In the beginning they had no electricity or plumbing. The records show that the original building, which still exists, cost $38,000. Even though they had part of the money from bequests, they were left with a large debt. Often beginnings are difficult and they had their share of hardships. They did not even have furniture, but managed with boxes for tables and chairs." This is postcard 13092. (http://poorclare.org/evansville/history2.html) In 1905 the second part of the monastery was built, and in 1984, the sisters moved to a new facility. Since 1986 this building has been the property of another church and is called the Evansville Christian Life Center.