building n

Building N is a prosaic name for a beautiful building. In 1973 FEMA acquired a college campus to house its Emergency Management Institute. Elizabeth Seton arrived in Emmitsburg Maryland in 1809 and established a parochial school for girls. The school grew into St. Joseph's College, a four-year liberal arts for women. In 1973 it merged with its brother school Mount Saint Mary's, a four-year men's college. Building N was built in 1870 and is an example of Second Empire architecture popular in the second half of the 19th Century. The building, which houses EMI offices, is on the National Registry.