Property Record
624 N WILLOW ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Sacred Heart Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | Sacred Heart Catholic Church |
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| Reference Number: | 152063 |
| Location (Address): | 624 N WILLOW ST |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1969 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023 - The first Catholic parish in Sauk County was established in Dellona in 1846, and the first parish in Reedsburg was organized as a mission from the Dellona parish in 1878. The first church was constructed at the corner of Fourth Street and Locust Street, and a rectory was completed in 1885. This non-extant church burned down in 1902, and a new building was constructed in its place the following year. The Madison Diocese was formed by the Catholic Church in 1946, and Sauk County was included, which precipitated a combination of three local Catholic Parishes, Sacred Heart, All Saints, and St. Patricks, to combine under the Sacred Heart name in Reedsburg. A Catholic convent and school were constructed in 1955 on the east side of the city adjacent to a new city park along North Oak Street. The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa agreed to staff the school, and it served as the catholic church in Reedsburg as the old church building was razed. In 1969, after a decade of fundraising, the new church and an adjacent rectory were completed near the school. The convent was remodeled as a preschool in 1994, and the rectory was repurposed as parish offices in 2003. 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |