Property Record
8944 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Norbert's Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | ST. NORBERT'S CHURCH |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5016 |
| Location (Address): | 8944 COUNTY HIGHWAY Y |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Roxbury |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 9 |
| Range: | 7 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 16 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | 1893 |
| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
| Architect: | John Nader |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ROUND ARCH WINDOWS AND TOWER ENTRANCE. BUTTRESSED 4 STORY TOWER W/STEEPLY PITCHED PAVILION ROOF. ROSE WINDOW. CHURCH CONTAINS A 19TH CENTURY GERMAN PAINTING GIVEN TO FR. INAMA IN 1849 BY KING LOUIS OF BAVARIA. PAINTED BY GERMAN ARTIST WILHELM VON KARLBACH. The transepts and tower were added in 1893 and were the work of Madison architect John Nadar. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 5/30/1996. St. Norbert Parish: 1846-1971. St. Norbert Congregation, 1971. Madison Democrat. June 19, 1919 (obituary of John Nadar). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |