Property Record
1825 RIVERSIDE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BONA HALL |
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| Reference Number: | 223249 |
| Location (Address): | 1825 RIVERSIDE DR |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Allouez |
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| Year Built: | 1953 |
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| Additions: | 1980 1981 1985 1990 |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | live-in care facility/sanitarium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford & Jahn |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In June of 1877, under the direction of Bishop Joseph Melcher, Sister Melania, and Father Norbert Kersten, the St. Joseph Orphan Asylum was established on the corner of Webster and Crooks Streets in the City of Green Bay. Soon after, the orphanage purchased the Shaylor Farm on Riverside Drive, north of St. Joseph Street, where it constructed the non-extant Main Hall in 1896. A south wing was added in 1902. Because of safety concerns for children living in the original orphanage, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay and local parishes donated money for a new residence, which was constructed in 1953. Bona Hall was designed by Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford & Jahn. The firm also designed numerous additions and remodeling projects for the hall beginning in 1980, through the 1990s. Today, the building is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay campus. orphanage |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Berners-Schober Project List.” On file at Berners-Schober, Green Bay, Wisconsin. March 23, 2013. Kasten, Patricia. “Diocese announces Chancery relocation; property to be sold: Safety code, accessibility issues among reasons for change.” The Compass. April 8, 2009. “St. Joseph’s Home (St. Joseph’s Orphanage)” Diocese of Green Bay Archives: DR-32. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |