Property Record
702 N Baird St
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church |
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Other Name: | STS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 1950 |
Location (Address): | 702 N Baird St |
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County: | Brown |
City: | Green Bay |
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Year Built: | 1910 |
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Survey Date: | 19852022 |
Historic Use: | church |
Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
Structural System: | Stone |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Berners Schober |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Photo code #2: 75BR-9/32,33 Fine late Romanesque Revival design with a large rectangular nave terminated by a polygonal apse on the west facing facade with the east or entrance facade being dominated by two unequal height square towers having inset brick panels terminating in a corbel table. The hsorter northwest corner tower has no steeple above, while the taller southwest corner tower has a tall square brick belfry topped by a tall slate covered pyramidial steeple having canted corners and topped by a tall finial surmounted by a cross. The building has a tall cut stone foundation surmounted by a cut stone water table. There is a cut stone beltcourse just above this water table, which surrounds the church just below the cut stone lintels of the large semi-circular arched windows which light the nave. A brick corbel table surrounds the nave of the church below the eave of the main roof. The church has a later hip roof entrance vestibule covering the original entrance with a corbel table below the eaves and with blind semi-circular arched panels formed by the brick door surrounds. These panels are filled with basketweave brick laid at a 90 degree angle. Green Bay Intensive Survey Phases 2, 3 & 4 |
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Bibliographic References: | A. Sanborn-Perris Map Company, Inc. Fire Insurance Map of Green Bay, wisconsin New York, 1957. B. Plaque on southerly corner of main facade. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |