[4] As the Ming Quong Home, the building was owned by the Presbyterian Board of Missions (New York City) and functioned as an orphanage for Chinese girls.
The building was constructed with the help of Donaldina Cameron to alleviate the overcrowding of young inhabitants in San Francisco's Chinatown.
[1] Aurelia Reinhardt showed public approval of the addition while she actively tried to petition that the orphanage not be constructed in fear that it would bring down the neighborhood and college's value.
[1] The entryway includes a grand staircase leading to a stone portal decorated with urns and statuary.
[1] The open glade where Seminary Creek was once located flow before being forced underground into a culvert, came to be known as the Alderwood Dell.
[1] The 2004 renovation created classrooms, offices, a cafeteria, a library, and a multi-purpose room and the glade became a playing field.
[1] Since becoming an all-girl middle school in 1999, the institute remains dedicated to equity and service with annual events like Gift of Giving.