633 W JAMES ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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633 W JAMES ST

Architecture and History Inventory
633 W JAMES ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Mary's Hospital
Other Name:Santa Maria Apartments
Contributing:
Reference Number:6071
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):633 W JAMES ST
County:Columbia
City:Columbus
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1908
Additions:C. 1929 1957
Survey Date:19962012
Historic Use:hospital/medical clinic
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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.

The first part of what later became St. Mary's Hospital was built in 1908 and was a large American Foursquare style-influenced house-like building. A new Neo-classical Revival style wing was added in 1929 when the hospital was taken over by the R.C. Order of the Sisters of the Divine Savior and a south wing was completed in 1959. The hospital was vacated in 1979 and has since been almost completely remodeled for apartments and has lost its historic appearance.
Bibliographic References:Columbus Democrat: May 8, 1929, p. 1. Stare, Frederick A. The Story of Columbus. Installment No. 371 (p. 534) has a photo of the 1908 building. “Architecture and History Survey: STH 16/60” WHS project number 14-0933/CO. June 2012. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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