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1200 E 15TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1200 E 15TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1200 E 15TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ST. JOSEPH'S ORPHAN HOME
Other Name:CATHOLIC CHARITIES SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITY
Contributing:
Reference Number:17381
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1200 E 15TH AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions: 1919
Survey Date:19862015
Historic Use:orphanage
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: St. Joseph Orphan Home
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

SCULPTURE "OUR SAVIOR WELCOMING THE CHILDREN" CAPS ENTRANCE PORTICO BRICK RUSTICATION AND CNR QUOINS IN ENTRANCE PORTICOCOPPER BELCAST DOME CAPS SCULPTURESEGMENTAL ARCH ARCADE 1ST FLR AND ROUND ARCH ARCADE 4TH FLR ORNATE BAROQUE & ROCOCO CHAPEL CREATED BY [Date Cnst:-1917 (main building) (chapel)]

Concrete block garage also on premises.

Note: Online research (MAP) in 2015 found that this building has now been demolished.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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