| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled 'Holy Ghost Parish Historic District' 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, State Historic Preservation Office. This red clay tile building southeast of the Holy Ghost Park features a sloped, hipped roof and small triple-paned windows with brick sills. Concrete walkways lead to the metal doors in the center of the north and south elevations. This building likely functioned as storage for the many tools and materials associated with building and maintaining the Holy Ghost Park. Though it cannot be dated exactly, aerial photos from 1937 show this building already extant.
2016- "The district is comprised of approximately 5.3 acres, encompassing two tax parcels with multiple contributing and non-contributing resources. The Parish property currently contains the church [AHI#55789], school [55790], rectory [55791], cemetery [232926], and several utilitarian buildings. These buildings in the district represent the second generation of Parish buildings, built to accommodate a growing congregation after the first church, school, and rectory became too small or outdated. They are generally unified in appearance, despite their construction dates spanning approximately 20 years, by their red brick walls atop limestone foundations. In addition, the current Parish property contains the scattered elements of the Holy Ghost Park [44363], a series of shrines and grottos designed and constructed by Father Mathias Wernerus during his tenure as parish priest. The second tax parcel of the district contains the former convent [232925] for the teaching sisters of the school.
The district also contains two outbuildings that date to the period of significance. The red clay tile building, southeast of the Patriotism Shrine, features a sloped, hipped roof and small triple-paned windows with brick sills. Concrete walkways lead to the metal doors in the center of the north and south elevations. This building may have functioned as storage for the many tools and materials associated with building and maintaining the Holy Ghost Park."
-"Holy Ghost Parish Historic District", WISDot#1650-07-02, Prepared by UWM-CRM, (2016). |
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