Property Record
615 S 10TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Francis School of Nursing |
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| Other Name: | Professional Arts Building |
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| Reference Number: | 33046 |
| Location (Address): | 615 S 10TH ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1941 |
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| Additions: | 1942 |
| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Cornice area or parapet defined by white belt course; projecting entrance bay with chamfered corners and cast stone entrance with round arched portal and grooved paired pilasters with dentil trim. Nursing motto and symbol "Armor Vincet" above entrance; stained glass round arched transom window above door; projecting end piers with classical inspired parapets similar to central bay; gymnasium attached to rear of building. This is another part of the massive construction projects undertaken by the Catholic Church in this part of town. In 1925, the St. Rose Convent was built at the southwest corner of 9th and Market; in 1930, a completely new St. Francis Hosptial was begun on the site of the old one at 10th and Market. In 1941, this building and Voterbo College at 9th and Winnebago were built. #650: St. Francis Hospital (709 South 10th Street); St. Francisl Home (620 South 11th Street). Building constructed at a cost of $400,000.00. 2017 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building Inscription. B. Sanborn-Perris Map, City of La Crosse, 1954. A. La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press, 22 April 1941, 2 May 1942. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |