Property Record
601 - 605 N 14TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chapelle of St. Martin de Sayssuel |
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| Other Name: | Joan of Arc Chapel - Marquette University |
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| Reference Number: | 110017 |
| Location (Address): | 601 - 605 N 14TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1412 |
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| Additions: | 1473 1965 1432 1524 1927 |
| Survey Date: | 19831977 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
| Architect: | Lucien David (1412); John Russell Pope ( 1927 Reconstruction); Ernest Bonnamy (1965 Reconstruction) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. The Chapelle of St. Martin de Sayssuel was built in Chasse, France in 1412 - 1432. Milwaukee is rich with immigrant-influenced architecture, but this little Gothic chapel is an immigrant itself. It was originally built in the French village of Chasse in the Département de L'Isère, twelve miles south of Lyon, in the Rhone River Valley. In 1927 it was disassembled and brought to America, and reassembled by architect John Russell Pope on the Long Island, New York, estate of Gertrude Gavin Hill. Then, in 1964, the estate's new owner, Marc Rojtman, donated the chapel to Marquette University, and the building was again carefully taken apart for the trip to Milwaukee. Completed in 1966, this final reconstruction by the Siesel Construction Co. included some minor changes to the original French plan. The chapel floor even contains the tomb of the French knight, le Chevalier de Sautereau (1473-1524). The chapel was renamed in honor of St. Joan of Arc, the famous French heroine believed to have prayed before a statue inside. Afterward, according to legend, she kissed the stone on which the statue stood. The stone is still in the chapel. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1412-1432 date on building. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |