dp-hampton-university-purchases-former-catholic-retreat-20141121Hampton University now owns the former Holy Family Retreat House at 1414 N. Mallory St.

Officials closed on the former Catholic retreat center for $1.890 million, according to officials with Norfolk-based Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate who helped broker the transaction in late October.

The nearly 11-acre property is valued at $2.8 million, according to public records, and was owned by the Redemptorists Fathers of Virginia.From 1958 until the center closed in 2010, the Holy Family Retreat House hosted weekend spiritual retreats for Catholics and other functions. Check back later for more on this developing story. – See more at: