Property Record
2121 RIVERSIDE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ALLOUEZ CATHOLIC CEMETERY CHAPEL |
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| Other Name: | Receiving Vault |
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| Reference Number: | 223258 |
| Location (Address): | 2121 RIVERSIDE DR |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Allouez |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Allouez Catholic Cemetery was established in 1822 on property purchased from the Joseph Ducharme Family. During the development of the Village of Astor in 1835, graves were transferred from an 18th century cemetery in the present-day City of Green Bay to Allouez Catholic Cemetery. In 1876, Bishop Francis Xavier Krautbauer of the Green Bay Diocese proposed the construction of the Allouez Catholic Cemetery Chapel. Roughly 18 by 24 feet, it was one of the first receiving vaults in the country. The remains of Krautbauer’s predecessor, Bishop Melcher, were placed in the chapel’s basement. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Beisser Matthies, Kris. “Allouez Cemetery Chapel.” Diocese of Green Bay Archives. Jan. 30, 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |