95 E SECOND ST | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

National or State Registers Record

95 E SECOND ST

National or State Register of Historic Places
95 E SECOND ST | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Joseph's School
Reference Number:100001500
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):95 E SECOND ST
County:Fond du Lac
City/Village:Fond du Lac
Township:
SUMMARY
St. Joseph’s School
95 East Second Street, Fond du lac, Fond du Lac County
Architect: Frank J. Stepnoski (1880-1952)
Dates of Construction: 1928-1966

St. Joseph’s School was built in 1928 as the third building on St. Joseph’s Parish complex. The school is significant as an important part of Fond du Lac’s history, both within the context of private parochial schools and within the larger framework of education in the city.

St. Joseph’s Parish complex was established in 1847 as St. Louis Church, the "mother church" of Fond du Lac Catholics. St. Joseph’s was renamed in 1871 when St. Louis, the last of three national parishes, was renamed St. Joseph’s. Since its inception in 1928, St. Joseph’s School was an important educational facility serving the growing population of Catholic families in Fond du Lac. It was constructed as an elementary school during a progressive era of education reform in Fond du Lac. This parochial school remained an important educational institution into the post-World War II era, later serving the larger population of Fond du Lac youth beyond those of Irish-Catholic descent. The church was closed in 2007, while the school building continued to be used for Catholic-based education as St. Mary Springs Academy.

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PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1928-1967
Area of Significance:Education
Applicable Criteria:Event
Historic Use:Religion: Church School
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Resource Type:Building
Architect:Frank J. Stepnoski
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
National Register Listing Date:08/21/2017
State Register Listing Date:05/19/2017
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:1
Number of Contributing Sites:0
Number of Contributing Structures:0
Number of Contributing Objects:0
Number of Non-Contributing Sites:0
Number of Non-Contributing Structures:0
Number of Non-Contributing Objects:0
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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