Property Record
CA.550 N WEBSTER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Mary's Cemetery Chapel |
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| Other Name: | ST. MARY'S CEMETERY CHAPEL |
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| Reference Number: | 13734 |
| Location (Address): | CA.550 N WEBSTER ST |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Port Washington |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | POINTED ARCH WINDOWS AND BLIND ARCHES. 1ST CATHOLIC PRIEST IN CITY, FATHER SAILER, BURIED UNDER CHAPEL. STONE OVER DOOR W/"BEDENKE DER ARMEN SEELEN." STENCIL-DECORATED VAULTED CEILING. St. Mary’s Cemetery, associated with St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, the first in Port Washington, was established in the early 1860s on a plot northwest of the settlement at that time. In 1876, the cemetery was formally organized with a gate, fence, and central chapel. The small cemetery also features nineteenth-century mausoleums, a wrought iron fence, and a 1960s-era service building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976), PG. 225. DATESTONE. PORT WASHINGTON OZAUKEE PRESS 7/4/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |