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Property Features
A DOE was completed for this property (church, rectory, convent & school) in April 2011:
The former Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church Convent is a two-story, brick building located on the west side of Osseo
Road, north of its intersection with Whitehall Road. Erected in 1901,18 the convent is composed of an original,
side-gabled block with 1932 additions consisting of a one-story chapel on its side (south) elevation and a two-story, side-gabled
block on its rear (west-facing) facade. The building retains an irregular footprint and is oriented parallel to Osseo
Road, facing the roadway. The 1901 section rises from a rusticated stone foundation, and the latter from a rusticated
concrete block foundation. All portions of the cross-gabled roof have been sheathed with asphalt shingles and the soffits
of the wide eaves display vinyl siding. A one-story, open, flat-roof porch constructed of brick extends across the main
facade. Circular windows, segmental-arch brick lintels with keystones, coursed stone sills, and segmental-arch window
openings add embellishment throughout the building. The brick walls, stone trim, steeply-pitched roof, irregular massing,
and pointed-arch windows are design characteristics of the Neo-Gothic Revival style.
The continued growth of the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church eventually led to the construction of other religious
buildings, including this convent, which may have originally been built as a rectory. After the construction of a newer
rectory across the street in 1915, the building was used as a convent, housing the Sisters who taught at the church's
school. By the 1970s, the Sisters were no longer teaching at the school and the building was sold outside of the church.
Todav it functions as an apartment building and aside from the exterior, no longer retains any interior vestiges of its former
use.
The convent may be eligible for the National Register as part of the Saints Peter & Paul Church Complex, which also
includes the church (1895-96), rectory (1915), and school (1967). All of the buildings collectively retain integrity. The complex is significant for its Polish cultural association. The Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church was founded by immigrants from Poland who began arriving in Trempealeau County in the 1860s. As with most cultures, the church is the center of the community and is typically a cornerstone for each ethnicity seeking to preserve their cultural identity, and the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church is no exception.
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