Property Record
601 S CENTER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Holy Cross Hospital |
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| Other Name: | Good Samaritan Health Center |
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| Reference Number: | 42686 |
| Location (Address): | 601 S CENTER ST |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| City: | Merrill |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | hospital |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. The Holy Cross Hospital is significant as the only example of Mediterranean style architecture in a hospital building in Merrill. In the fall of 1922 city officials worked with Mother Aniceta Regli of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross to establish a hospital. In 1919 the City of Merrill purchased the T.B. Scott Mansion and thirty-nine acres with the idea of building a hospital there, so on July 31, 1923 the city gave the Scott property to the sisters, repaired the mansion, and dug a well for $5000. Merrill residents were also asked to subscribe to a minimum of $30,000 to build the hospital. Citizens provided about half of the building and furnishing costs, and the Holy Cross Hospital was dedicated in November 1926. The Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross operated the hospital until 1987, when they transferred sponsorship to the Catholic Health Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska. The hospital also changed its name to the Good Samaritan Health Center that year. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Catholic Herald Citizen, 11 June 1987. (B) Merrill Centennial 1883-1983. (C) Misner, Doctors and Hospitals of Jenny and Merrill. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |