Property Record
411 ST JOHN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. John's Roman Catholic School |
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| Other Name: | St. John's Roman Catholic School |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 2195 |
| Location (Address): | 411 ST JOHN ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1932 |
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| Additions: | 1959 2006 |
| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | FOELLER & SCHOBER (a); GENIESSE, J.H. (b); Berners Schober |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ITALIAN ROMANESQUE CHARACTER IN ENTRY. NARROW AND TALL WINDOWS. CORBEL TABLE. WINDOWS SET INTO ROUND ARCHES IN GABLED PAVILIONS. THIS VERY FINE DESIGN IS ESSENTIALLY A TWO-STORY TALL RECTANGULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING WITH A ONE-STORY GYMNASIUM WING PLACED AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE MAIN BUILDING. THE ARCHITECTS HAVE GIVEN THE MAIN BLOCK A MORE COMPLETED APPEARANCE BY TREATING THE DESIGN AS IF IT WERE A MODIFIED H PLAN WITH TWO GABLE ROOFED CENTRAL BLOCK. THE NORTH AND SOUTH FACING FACADES CONTAIN THE PRINCIPAL EXTRANCES TO THE SCHOOL. THESE FACADES ARE SYMMETRICAL AND FEATURE A SHALLOW GABLE ROOFED TWO-STORY TALL ENTRANCE PAVILION HAVING BUTTRESSED SIDES AND A TILE ROOF. THE TWO PARALLEL ENTRANCE DOORS ARE FRAMED BY A FINE CUT STONE PORTICO WITH TWO OCTAGONAL COLUMNS HAVING CUSION CAPITALS DOUBLED BY IDENTICAL ENGAGED COLUMNS BEHIND. THE COLUMNS SUPPORT A FULL ENTABLATURE ABOVE WHICH IS A FINE COUPLED WINDOW GROUP COMPRISED OF TWO 4/4 LIGHT SEMI-CIRCULAR ARCHED WINDOWS. THESE WINDOWS ARE SET IN AN ELABORATE SEMI-CIRCULAR ARCHED STONE SURROUND AND ARE SEPARATED BY A SINGLE TWISTED COLUMN. A CORBEL TABLE SURROUNDS THE BUILDING BELOW THE EAVES IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO ECHO THAT ON THE ST. JOHN'S CHURCH BUILDING ADJACENT. THE ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL BUILDING IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, BOTH FOR ITS FINE INDIVIDUAL DESIGN AND AS ONE OF THE GROUP OF THREE BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE ADJACENT RECTORY BUILDING (80/7) AND CHURCH (80/8-10) WHICH MAKE UP THE PROPOSED ST. JOHN'S CHURCH HISTORIC DISTRICT. THE SCHOOL BUILDING'S SIGNIFICANCE IS ENHANCED BY ITS HIGHLY INTACT AND WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW OLDER SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN GREEN BAY TO RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL WINDOWS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., INC. FIRE INSURANCE MAP OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. NEW YORK, 1957. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |