| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Complex" 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. A BRICK TWO-STORY STRUCTURE ON AN ELEVATED BASEMENT THAT HAS A HIP ROOF PENETRATED BY PEDIMENTED ROOF DORMERS WITH ROUND ARCH WINDOWS. A STRING COURSE OF BRICKS AT WINDOW SILL LEVEL DIVIDES THE STRUCTURE INTO THREE PARTS. VERTICAL BRICK LINTELS, STONE SILLS, A ROUND ARCH ENTRY PORTICO WITH A SCULPTURED PARAPET AND A ROUND APSE FORMATION AT THE REAR ARE FEATURES OF THIS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE.
2016 - "The Holy Rosary Catholic Church complex contains a church [80682], rectory [232936], convent [73205], and elementary school [232937], and occupies a city block bounded by East Mary Street, East Harriet Street, Wells Street, and Main Street.
The convent building (AHI No. 73205) (c.1914) is a two-and-one-half-story brick building with a rectangular plan that rests on a brick foundation. The hip roof is covered in asphalt shingles and features a simple cornice. A gable on the main (east) facade has a prominent cornice and cross at the apex, and features an arched, one-over-one, double-hung, sash window. A flat roof entry porch features a stepped parapet, a prominent cornice, square brick corner columns, and central arch. The walls are brick and windows are vinyl, one-over-one, double-hung sash."
-"STH 23: County Shop Rd to Minerva St", WisDOT#5245-02-02/72 and 5245-02-02/73, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2016). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. "HISTORY OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY," 1976, P. 86.
(1) R.E. Van Matre, “Landmarks of Darlington,” 1950.
(2) Date stone.
(3) Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database, “AHI 80682, Holy Rosary Church,” Wisconsin Historical Society.
(4) George S. Koyl, ed., American Architects Directory, 3rd ed. (New York: R.R. Bowker, LLC, 1970), 877. |
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