St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Madison
Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church near Capitol Square in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. It was built to serve the former parish of Saint Patrick, which was merged with the nearby parishes of Saint Raphael and Holy Redeemer to form the new Cathedral Parish of Saint Raphael after the old Saint Raphael's Cathedral was destroyed by arson in 2005.
Saint Patrick's is a rectangular Romanesque Revival church marked by a 100-ft tower on the right side of the front facade. The tower is topped with a narrow shingled dome, resting on eight small triangular pediments that link it to the octagonal wood frame structure below it, each side of which is lit with an oculus. The foundation is built of local sandstone, whereas the superstructure is built of cream-colored brick with stone trim and decorative brickwork. Each bay, separated by plain pilasters with stone caps, features a round-arched window.
The interior of the church has a plaster ceiling in a shallow, curved vault. The window bays are demarcated by half-vaults from the wall and ribs on the ceiling, connected with small pendentives. The current interior was installed during the 1957 renovation, including the predella and altar, communion rail, and parts of the side altars, done in three types of marble.
In 1972, the church was designated a landmark by the Madison Landmarks Commission. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its architectural significance.
Saint Patrick's is a rectangular Romanesque Revival church marked by a 100-ft tower on the right side of the front facade. The tower is topped with a narrow shingled dome, resting on eight small triangular pediments that link it to the octagonal wood frame structure below it, each side of which is lit with an oculus. The foundation is built of local sandstone, whereas the superstructure is built of cream-colored brick with stone trim and decorative brickwork. Each bay, separated by plain pilasters with stone caps, features a round-arched window.
The interior of the church has a plaster ceiling in a shallow, curved vault. The window bays are demarcated by half-vaults from the wall and ribs on the ceiling, connected with small pendentives. The current interior was installed during the 1957 renovation, including the predella and altar, communion rail, and parts of the side altars, done in three types of marble.
In 1972, the church was designated a landmark by the Madison Landmarks Commission. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its architectural significance.
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Sight Name: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Sight Location: Madison, USA (See walking tours in Madison)
Sight Type: Religious
Sight Location: Madison, USA (See walking tours in Madison)
Sight Type: Religious
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