 Facts about St. Peter Chanel HS building

In 1950, Archbishop Edward Francis Hoban purchased of the Tarbell estate on Northfield Road for either a new parish or a high school.In 1951, Monsignor Joseph Heruday, a priest at St. Wenceslas Parish, suggested that Archbishop Hoban establish a new parish to help ease overcrowding at St. Wenceslas parish.At this time, Maple Heights, Ohio was fast growing with development.