Property Record
123 GRANT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Joseph Church |
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| Other Name: | St. Norbert College/Old St. Joseph's Church |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 1878 |
| Location (Address): | 123 GRANT ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | De Pere |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | 1926 |
| Survey Date: | 19752015 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Joseph LeClair (1889), William E. Reynolds (1926) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | St. Norbert College Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/19/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/24/2017 |
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| Additional Information: | HIGHLY POLYCHROMATIC TREATMENT WITH LIMESTONE AND BRICK CENTRAL SQUARE TOWER WITH ROUND WINDOW & POINTED ARCH WINDOWS, ELABORATE DETAILING, WAS ALL ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL BRICK GOTHIC REVIVAL CHURCH IN A 1926 REMODELING THAT WAS DESIGNED BY WILLIAM E. REYNOLDS, A GREEN BAY ARCHITECT. THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN JOSEPH LECLAIR, A GREEN BAY CONTRACTOR/ARCHITECT. THE INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH WAS GREATLY REMODELED IN 1998 AND A NEW (1998) ATRIUM IS NOW ATTACHED TO THE CHURCH'S EAST FACADE AND THE CHURCH IS ALSO NOW CONNECTED TO THE ADJACENT ST. JOSEPH'S PRIORY BUILDING BY A COVERED WALKWAY. |
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| Bibliographic References: | DE PERE NEWS: SEPTEMBER 21, 1889. 1926 BLUEPRINTS IN THE COLLECTION OF BERNERS-SCHOBER, ARCHITECTS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |