| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled Cathedral of Christ the King 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.
2012- This highly intact former convent building is located to the west of and behind the Christ the King Roman Catholic Cathedral School and it was
begun in 1959 and was completed in 1961. This Contemporary Style, flat-roofed, U-plan building is two-stories-tall, it has poured
concrete foundation walls that enclose a full basement story, it has exterior walls that are clad in orange colored brick, and its
symmetrically designed main facade faces west onto Cumming Avenue. The building was designed to house up to 32 teaching sisters,
most of whom taught at the Cathedral School, and its first story featured a chapel, parlors, a music room, kitchen, dining room,
community room, and office. The second story contained the individual rooms of the sisters, a library, and a work room, while the ·
basement story contained the furnace and furnace and laundry rooms, storage space, and room for recreation. This building was
designed by the Superior, Wisconsin, architectural firm of Dobberman and Helske and it is no longer used as a convent. Instead, the
building now houses the offices of the Catholic Charities Bureau, and it is still highly intact and is in excellent condition today.
-"USH 2 (Belknap St.)" WisDOT ID #8680-00-01 (71), Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland (MAP) (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | The (Superior) Evening Telegram: April 15, 1961, p. 2; May 20, 1961, p. 4.
Mershart, Ronald V. Century 1889-1989: A Memorial of 100 Years of Christian Community, Cathedral of Christ the King. Superior, 1989, p. 46. |
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