By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted October 8, 2024

Father Augustus Tolton Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, hosted a visit by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez on Monday, Oct. 7 for its formal blessing and dedication. Named after the first black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, Tolton Place is the seventh senior housing community opened by Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS). Read our coverage of the day here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, pictured with staff and residents, blessed and dedicated Father Augustus Tolton Place Oct. 7. The new archdiocesan residential complex will provide 45-units of affordable housing for independent seniors in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia. (Sarah Webb)

  • Heather Huot, secretary for CHS and former director of CHCS who initiated the Tolton Place project.

  • Suzanne O’Grady Laurito, director of CHCS.

  • Archbishop blesses the new residential building for seniors located in Southwest Philadelphia.

  • A resident of Tolton Place attends the blessing and dedication.

  • Residents of Tolton Place attends the blessing and dedication.

  • Robin Wiessmann, executive director and CEO of Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

  • Archbishop and a resident of Tolton Place.