Building Tour Articles

1849 Background
	Looking back in history, it is 1849. Wisconsin had been admitted as the 30th state of the Union. View...

Our Foundresses' First Convent
	Almost at once the building of a suitable dwelling was begun. The Sisters helped by carrying building material ...... View...

St. Francis Chapel
	The cornerstone was laid July 19, 1894 and the chapel was dedicated on August 2, 1895. The chapel is built in the form of a cross ... View...

1888 Addition
	No addition had been built since 1861, so it was an eventful occasion when the cornerstone for the new wing was laid October 2, 1887 ... View...

Main Entrance of St. Francis Convent
	Carl Wyland's Franciscan masterpiece in bronze. He and his assistants created this work ... View...

Rieti Hermitage
	Rieti Hermitage awaits you! The sisters of St. Francis of Assisi welcome you to share our solitude ... View...