Property Record
1208 S Fisk St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Agnes Catholic Convent |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 245057 |
| Location (Address): | 1208 S Fisk St |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1955 |
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| Survey Date: | 2022 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Robert Surplice |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | St. Agnes Catholic School, located at 1204 South Fisk Street, was constructed in 1954. The school, designed by architect Robert Surplice, included 11 classrooms, a finished basement, and a capacity of 800 students. Following the completion of St. Agnes School, the previous year, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay constructed an adjacent Convent and Rectory building, located at 1208 South Fisk Street and designed by Robert Surplice. St. Agnes Catholic Church, located at 1484 Ninth Street behind the other parish buildings was completed in 1973. The church, which was the largest structure in the Catholic diocese of Green Bay, was the first independent design of Green Bay architect Jerome Kuskowski and featured an unusual Teflon floating roof, held only by widespan steel girders and internal air pressure. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ‘Jerome Kuskowski (Obituary),” Green Bay Press Gazette, December 23, 2018. “Architect’s Sketch,” Green Bay Press Gazette, June 17, 1954. “Permit for rectory with convent house,” Green Bay Press Gazette, January 8, 1955. “Blessed in December of 1973,” Green Bay Press Gazette, June 10, 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |