Property Record
1016 N BROADWAY
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Norbert Abbey |
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| Other Name: | St. Norbert Abbey |
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| Reference Number: | 121323 |
| Location (Address): | 1016 N BROADWAY |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | De Pere |
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| Year Built: | 1959 |
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| Additions: | 1963 |
| Survey Date: | 200120132017 |
| Historic Use: | monastery, convent, religious retreat |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford and Jahn |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Construction began in 1956 and finished in 1959. 2013 St. Norbert Abbey is a Contemporary religious complex with Cistercian influences completed in 1963. Designed by the Green Bay architectural firm Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford & Jahn, it is large, square complex set back from STH 57 by a long road leading into a circular drive. It is of steel construction and sheathed in limestone with a slate roof. The main (west) facade is dominated by the projecting church. It has a front gable and a multi-story stained glass window that surrounds the main double glass door entrance. A bell tower is situated to the right (south) of the church. Offices, living quarters, an infirmary, and the Norbertine Center for Spirituality are housed in the connected, L-shaped wings. These have a hip roof and predominantly one-over-one, paired windows. The wings create a hollow square around the church and a covered cloister walk runs from north to south through center. Landscaping was designed by Greaves-Simotti Associates out of Milwaukee. Two intersecting circular walkways surround the complex and the front lawn. To the west of the main facade is a large rectangular grass lawn surrounded by trees. Only a few trees were present on the site at the time of construction, and the brothers of the Abbey have planted many more around the building and on the land. On the opposite side are four semicircular rows of graves for deceased members of the Abbey and the greater community. 2017: No apparent changes. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Berners-Schober Associates, Inc. Archives. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |