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121 ALLEN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

121 ALLEN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
121 ALLEN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Notre Dame Convent
Contributing:
Reference Number:37973
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):121 ALLEN ST
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:religious residence
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Notre Dame Church and Goldsmith Memorial Chapel
National Register Listing Date:4/7/1983
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Notre Dame Parish Thematic Resources
NOTES
Additional Information:Multiple hipn roofed dormers; modillions under eaves; rectangular windows; pedimented gable roofed enclsoed one bay entrance porch with cross on ridge. Important as an example of convent architecture and important as an element in the Notre Dame Complex, the Notre Dame Convent, influenced by the Georgian Revival style often found in institutional buildings in the early 20th century, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1983 as part of a Notre Dame Muleitple Nomination. Constructed in 1915, this building replaced an earlier convent. (A) A new roof was added to the convent in 1954. (B) The convent hsa an entrance directly into the Goldsmith Memorial Chapel where Rev. C.F.X. Goldsmith is buried in a crypt beneath the alter. This Convent is part of the historic Notre Dame complex which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in April of 1983. #650: Notre Dame Church (20-6) Rectory (20-7) Chpael (20-12) Grade School (20-5) High School (18-37).
Bibliographic References:A. Building Inscription B. Chippewa Falls historian, Delores Beaudette.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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