Property Record
720 S BROOKS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | St. Mary's Hospital |
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| Other Name: | St. Mary's Hospital |
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| Reference Number: | 95217 |
| Location (Address): | 720 S BROOKS ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Additions: | 1968 1956 1925 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | hospital/medical clinic |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Ferdinand Kronenberg |
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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' 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. Established by Madison's Catholic community. Designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg. Completed in 1912. "Madison's current reputation as a hospital center began with the establishment of the two hospitals located within the Brittingham-Greenbush area, the earliest of which is the Madison General Hospital complex located at 2020 Park Street. This complex evolved from Madison's first public hospital, a building constructed on the same site in 1903 (demolished). Its creation was a major victory for local supporters of public health and for the newly energized women's movement, which worked tirelessly to establish Madison General. The hospital's immediate success paved the way for the other hospitals which were to follow. The growing demand for hospital rooms emboldened Madison's Catholic community to begin planning another hospital. After several false starts they chose the two-acre former site of Madison's first Catholic cemetery located at the southern end of Mills and Brooks Streets. Rev. H. C. Hengel of St. Paul's Chapel convinced the Sister's of St. Mary in St. Louis, Missouri, to construct a 70-bed $157,000 hospital designed by Madison architect Ferdinand Kronenberg. This building was completed in 1912 and is now the oldest unit of the St. Mary's complex." The Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood: A Walking Tour. Madison Landmarks Commission and the Brittingham-Vilas Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood: A Walking Tour. Madison Landmarks Commission and the Brittingham-Vilas Neighborhood Association, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |