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St. Norbert Abbey is a Contemporary religious complex with Cistercian influences completed in 1963. Designed by the Green Bay architectural firm Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford & Jahn, it is large, square complex set back from STH 57 by a long road leading into a circular drive. It is of steel construction and sheathed in limestone with a slate roof. The main (west) facade is dominated by the projecting church. It has a front gable and a multi-story stained glass window that surrounds the main double glass door entrance. A bell tower is situated to the right (south) of the church. Offices, living quarters, an infirmary, and the Norbertine Center for Spirituality are housed in the connected, L-shaped wings. These have a hip roof and predominantly one-over-one, paired windows. The wings create a hollow square around the church and a covered cloister walk runs from north to south through center.
Landscaping was designed by Greaves-Simotti Associates out of Milwaukee. Two intersecting circular walkways surround the complex and the front lawn. To the west of the main facade is a large rectangular grass lawn surrounded by trees. Only a few trees were present on the site at the time of construction, and the brothers of the Abbey have planted many more around the building and on the land. On the opposite side are four semicircular rows of graves for deceased members of the Abbey and the greater community.
Part of St. Norbert Abbey complex (AHI No. 121323)
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St. Norbert College Main Hall
1943
The Main Hall for St. Norbert College. A cannon is surrounded by shrubs and a lawn in the foreground.
Bounded by Grant St, Lee J. Roemer Mall, Marsh St, and the Fox River
100001658
Located in De Pere, Brown County
