Property Record
314 EAST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
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| Other Name: | St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
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| Reference Number: | 94715 |
| Location (Address): | 314 EAST ST |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Baraboo |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 1989 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Henry Foeller |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The architect of St. Joseph's was Henry Foeller. Henry Foeller was born in the French province of Alsace in 1871 and was the eldest of 13 children. He came to Wisconsin in 1885 and west to live with an uncle in Oshkosh who put him through high school and Oshkosh Teacher's College. During this time Foeller was apprenticed to Oshkosh architect William Waters (1843-1917), the most prominent architect in the city and one of the most prominent in the state. In 1895, at the end of his apprenticeship, Foeller came to Green Bay where he formed a short-lived partnership with James E. Clancy under the name of Clancy and Foeller. Two years later Foeller was practicing on his own and he continued to do so until 1907 when he took on Max W. Schober as a partner. The new firm of Foeller and Schober soon become the most important architectural firm in Green Bay, a position it maintained long after the death of the original partners. A major reason for this success was the skill the firm showed in attracting new personnel who had the ability to design conservative versions of the latest architectural styles and fashions. This task was made easier by the prominence of the firm in Green Bay, which made it the logical place for newly arriving architects and engineers to start their careers. In time, some of these persions--including Edgar Berners--ultimately became partners and brought new expertise to the firm. The considerable volume of work turned out by the firm also made it the largest employer of architectural draftsman in the area, some of whom, like Marvin S. Stephenson, also rose up through the ranks to become partners. As a result, the firm--now known as Berner-Schober Associates--survives to this day and continues to add to the number of projects it has designed in Green Bay and elsewhere. The early success of the firm was due in large part to Foeller¿s considerable abilities as a designer and, unlike most architects of that day, his career can be followed in great detail due to the careful perservation of most of the firm¿s original drawings, blueprints, photographs, and correspondence; documentation which covers the history of the firm¿s existence. This represents a resource of enormous value in understanding the history of architectural practice in twentieth-century Wisconsin. From Green Bay intensive survey report, Heggland 1988. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |