605 MERRITT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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605 MERRITT AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
605 MERRITT AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Mary's Catholic Church
Other Name:St. Mary's Catholic Church
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:70120
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):605 MERRITT AVE
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1886
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Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: A. Duiding
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: St. Mary's Catholic Church Complex
National Register Listing Date:5/17/2021
State Register Listing Date:2/19/2021
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2005-STAINED GLASS, ORIGINAL FRONT ENTRANCE COVERED BY MODERN BRICK VESTIBULE, SIDE BRICK ADDITION. PART OF ST MARYS COMPLEX. 1980-St. Mary's Catholic Church is the best and most sophisticated example of the high style Victorian Gothic in Oshkosh. The building is constructed of brick with cut stone foundation. The elaborate entrance porch consists of three portals topped by steep gables. Above this rise two corner towers which, in turn frame the large rose window. Thin buttresses create a rhythm along the side elevations and frame the five pointed windows. The exterior surface is enlivened by blind arcades and corbelling. Gablets break the roof surface.

St. Mary's design was largely influenced by the fact that it was designated the See for Northeast Wisconsin briefly in 1883. Thus, the church was designed as a cathedral. By 1886, that decision had been rescinded but the building continued with the elaborate design.
Bibliographic References:(A) Jubilee of St. Mary's Parish - 1935 Diamond Memories - Souvenir of the Diamond. (B) Research paper for Dr. Edward Noyes, UW-O, 8/77, no name.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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