Property Record
O'DAY ST/TEE LANE DRIVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | HOLY CROSS CONVENT HOSPITAL CHAPEL |
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| Reference Number: | 21865 |
| Location (Address): | O'DAY ST/TEE LANE DRIVE |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| City: | Merrill |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | religious residence |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | TUDOR ARCHED DOOR IN STONE SURROUNDROUND WINDOW W/ DECORATIVE TRACERY IN GABLECOLORFUL SEMI-COURSED CUT STONE WALLS The Holy Cross Convent is significant (after 1997) under Criterion C as a good example of Art Deco style architecture in Merrill. The Holy Cross Convent was constructed in 1947 for the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross, who had their headquarters in the Scott Mansion, adjacent to the property. The Sisters, who came to Merrill in 1923, had started a hospital and high school for girls also on the grounds of the Convent. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Sister Anita, Promised Land - The story of Holy Cross Hill, 1965. Pamphlet located at Merrill Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |