St. Xavier, once a part of Xavier University, traces its history to the Athenaeum at Seventh and Sycamore streets[23] in Downtown Cincinnati. The institute, which included a seminary and lay college, was dedicated by the first bishop of Cincinnati, the Most Rev. Edward D. Fenwick, O.P., on October 17, 1831. It was the first Catholic institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory.[24] Just a week later, the city's first public high school, Woodward College, opened its doors.