National or State Registers Record
NE of Merrimac off STH 78
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Durward's Glen |
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| Reference Number: | 78000081 |
| Location (Address): | NE of Merrimac off STH 78 |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Caledonia |
| Located in a glen near the Wisconsin River off Highway 78, this district is associated with the Durwards, an important family of pioneer artists and writers, and devout Roman Catholics. The fine remaining structures are in Gothic Revival style: St. Mary's of the Pine Chapel (1866); Charles Durward's studio (c. 1870s); stone studio (1887); the fountain arch (1887); and 14 stations of the cross along a path in the glen. The district is not owned by Saint Camillus Novitiate. |
| Period of Significance: | 1862 |
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| Area of Significance: | Art |
| Area of Significance: | Exploration/Settlement |
| Area of Significance: | Literature |
| Area of Significance: | Philosophy |
| Area of Significance: | Religion |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Secondary Structure |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Historic Use: | Religion: Religious Facility |
| Historic Use: | Recreation And Culture: Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) |
| Architectural Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 11/07/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 3 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 14 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |