Main Office: 128 Logan Boulevard | Hollidaysburg | PA | 16648
Phone: 814-695-5571 | Fax: 814-695-8516
Website: http://www.garveymanor.org/
Biggest office
Hollidaysburg
n 1906, John Kazmaier built "Villa Kazmaier" on 18 acres of rolling hillside in Hollidaysburg. Forty years later, the 15-room mansion was sold to James Drenning who renovated it and renamed it "Drenwood."
In 1950, the Sisters of the Holy Name of Nazareth purchased the home and acreage for use as a convalescent and rest home for the Sisters of the Order. In 1963, Bishop J. Carroll McCormick conceived the idea of building a Catholic long-term care facility to serve the elderly of the region. The property was purchased by the Diocese along with additional adjacent acreage. Ground was broken for a nursing home that would be staffed by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm and named Garvey Manor in honor of the first bishop of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, Eugene A. Garvey.