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17-541: [REDACTED] Look up usf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. USF may refer to: Universities [ edit ] University of Saint Francis (Indiana) , Ft. Wayne, Indiana University of San Francisco , California University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida University of St. Francis , Joliet, Illinois University of Sioux Falls , South Dakota Locations [ edit ] Universal Studios Florida ,

34-538: A Romanesque summer home named Brookside. Bass's primary home was a brick mansion at Fairfield Avenue and Berry Street. Bass improved the landscape's aesthetic value with a man-made lake outlining the north, east and south façades of the home. In 1902, a gas explosion ignited a basement fire, destroying all but a portion of the exterior masonry. By 1903, the resurrected home incorporated a combination of stone, concrete and steel which endure to this day. After many years of constant use, restoration efforts began in 2009. By

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68-670: A deer park. Bass bred Clydesdale horses and Galloway cattle; the farm supplied milk for much of Fort Wayne. Bass died in 1922 and is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery . A popular story says that Bass is still at Brookside, and someone is in the library, he will help them find the book they seek. In 1982, Brookside, also known as the Bass Mansion, was added to the National Register of Historic Places . In 1889, John Henry Bass (1835–1922), hired local architects Wing and Mahurin to build

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102-573: Is an administrative building and historic structure at the University of Saint Francis located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The hand-carved, sandstone mansion was the private residence of industrialist John Henry Bass from 1902 to 1944. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration bought the home and more than 65 acres of surrounding landscape from the Bass family in 1944 and relocated their college. Since 1944,

119-658: The Cougars. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Crossroads League (formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCCC) until after the 2011–12 school year) for most of its sports since the 1994–95 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1966–67 to 1980–81); while its football team competes in

136-651: The Iowa border. The brothers started a machine works doing business as Jones, Bass and Company at the site of the present-day post office on South Clinton Street. They sold the business to the railroad and started a foundry with Samuel Hanna. Sion became a colonel with the Thirtieth Regiment and died at Shiloh in 1862. John bought out the partners and established the Bass Foundry & Machine Works along Hanna Street. The company employed over 1,000 workers. In 1869 he founded

153-614: The Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA). USF competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and eSports. John H. Bass Mansion The Bass Mansion , also known as Brookside ,

170-662: The St. Louis Car Wheel Company, and an ironworks in Chicago in 1873. He also owned iron ore mines in Alabama and Tennessee. The company was the world's leading manufacturer of railroad wheels and axles and also produced boilers, engines, and other items. John married Laura H. Lightfoot of Kentucky on October 30, 1865. He was president of the First National Bank of Fort Wayne for thirty years. The Brookside estate contained extensive gardens and

187-430: The end of 2010, the mansion had been completely restored. Along with the restoration, the university restored the name of the mansion to Brookside , as John Henry Bass originally planned. The restoration of this 1903 Richardsonian Romanesque masterpiece involved historic investigation of the original decorative work. Each diversely themed room presented a unique challenge in terms of existing condition, decorative style and

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204-541: The estate of the former industrialist John H. Bass . Trinity Hall was completed in 1947. The school has remained in Fort Wayne and gradually expanded, adding a graduate school in 1960. Increased athletic programs for the Cougars , primarily football, as well as construction of athletic fields and residence halls and acquisition of the Lutheran College of Health Professions in the 1990s produced remarkable enrollment growth. It

221-400: The lack of clues left behind to guide an accurate conservation and restoration of the original decoration. The comprehensive restoration and aggressive homecoming of original and elegant new decoration celebrates and revives the Bass Mansion's unique decorative and cultural legacy. Conrad Schmitt Studios' restoration of the historic Bass Mansion includes, period conservation and replication of

238-557: The mansion served as library and residence to the college. John Henry Bass was born November 9, 1835, in Salem, Kentucky . His brother, Sion S. Bass came to Fort Wayne in 1848 and worked for the Ewing fur-trading business. John arrived in 1852 and worked as a grocery clerk while studying bookkeeping at night school. He became an auditor for the Wabash Railroad and engaged in land speculation along

255-494: The title USF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USF&oldid=1228715285 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages University of Saint Francis (Indiana) The University of Saint Francis

272-558: Was founded in Lafayette, Indiana , in 1890, when the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration founded Saint Francis Normal School , a teacher training school, to provide better training for members of the congregation teaching in parochial schools. It operated as a junior college until 1937, when it became a four-year school. The school became Saint Francis College in 1940. The college moved to its current Fort Wayne location in 1944, to

289-509: Was renamed University of Saint Francis in 1998. The university's Fort Wayne, IN campus covers 132 acres (0.53 km )with an additional 4.3 acres in downtown Fort Wayne and nearly seven acres at the university's Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana. The university comprises the following: The Division of Creative Arts is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design . The Saint Francis (USF) athletic teams are called

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