Property Record
213 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SAINT THERESE RECTORY |
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| Other Name: | ST. THERESE ACTIVITY CTR |
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| Reference Number: | 39469 |
| Location (Address): | 213 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1939 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | religious residence |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Saint Therese Catholic Church) 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. Related buildings: attached to OU 46/2, 3; OU 46/5; attached garage. Previously surveyed in 1991. Established as the St. Therese of the Child Jesus parish in 1927, the parish located on land purchased on Morrison Street, Wisconsin Avenue, North Durkee Street, and Summer Street. Once the parish had been established, they quickly set about building the complex that occupies the site today. The first building was erected in 1927 with the first floor of the building serving as the church. The following year, in 1928, the St. Therese School opened. The school had 329 students in eight grades and employed six teachers from the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It was a full decade later that a new church was begun and work on the rectory commenced. The parish continued to thrive in the following decades, and was divided two times, creating both the St. Pius X Parish and the S. Thomas More Parish. Eventually, the parish population began to dwindle, and the school was closed in the mid 1980s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Architecture/History Survey." August & December 2005. Prepared by Melissa Milton-Pung and Emily H. Robinson. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |