The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Old St. Joseph's Church

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Institution Name: St. Norbert College
Original/Historic Place Name: St. Joseph's Church
Location on Campus: center of campus at the river end of Grant St.
Date(s) of Construction:

1870	original construction Kidney, Daniel Kidney Boat Factory
1926	addition of entrance portico and steeple
1999	renovation

Designer: Daniel Kidney of Kidney Boat Factory
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Gothic revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, history, religion
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: stone

Walls: brick

Roof: shingle

Function:

ca. 1870-present (2006)

chapel (church)

Narrative:
Completely rebuilt in 1889 to replace the original parish church destroyed by fire earlier the same year, Old St. Joseph's Church is a fine Gothic revival building. Its simple country-style box church seats approximately 300. In 1926 an entry portico and steeple were added to the building.

Old St. Joseph's has been renovated several times over the years; the most recent renovation in 1999 included a complete remodeling and the addition of support spaces.

References:

"St. Norbert College Historic District." Historic Preservation Division report. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2001.