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215-219 N MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

215-219 N MADISON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
215-219 N MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Fannie D. Johannes Memorial Hall
Other Name:Fannie D. Johannes Memorial Hall
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:31708
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):215-219 N MADISON ST
County:Brown
City:Green Bay
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:opera house/concert hall
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:Steel Frame
Wall Material:Stucco
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Two and a half story tall entrance pavillion has stepped, battered sides and a fine Tudor arch entrance with cut stone surround. All windows have cut stone sills lintels and surrounds, the lat of which are composed of in and out courses of cut stone. The main gable ends have single stepped parapets with cut stone coping. There is a wing placed at right angles to the street or east facading facade, which contains the large cathedral ceiling meeting hall w hich is lit by a series of Tudor arched windows with cut stone surrounds which line the north and south facing facade of the wing.

There is a modern, two story tall, flat roofed brick faced school building added to the rear of this building across the back of the meeting hall, creating an H plan building. This addition has paired 3 lite windows throughout each window having horizontal muntins.

#650: Christ Episcopal Church (84/16-17) and Rectory (84/18)
Bibliographic References:A. Sanborn-Perris Map Co., Inc. Fire Insurance Map of Green Bay, Wisconsin. New York, 1957. B. Plaque on the building.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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