Cruising the grounds of the former Holy Name Seminary, Madison WI

Screenshots and video by Retiring Guy

Location:  702 South High Point Road in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dates of construction:  1962-64

Architectural style:  Neo-classical

Size of site:  9.9 acres, primarily open green space

Buildings (5):  seminary, garage, convent, concession stand, and athletic fields. 

Current use:  Offices of the Madison Archdiocese.   Remodeled in 1998 for this purpose..

The above information is found at National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.  The renderings and photos below are from the same source.

Other cruising posts:

2024

March

Cruising the brick pavement of Water Street and Fourth Avenue in Warren PA on July 4, 2022. (3/3)

Pennsylvania:  Cruising the Warren County School District complex:  Elementary Center, Career Center, High School.  (3/2)

Cruising past Washington Middle School in Manitowoc Wisconsin.  (3/2)

Cruising the Village at Autumn Lake neighborhood of Madison Wisconsin. (3/1)

February

Cruising Main Street in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.  (2/28)

Cruising Washington Street in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (2/11)

January

Cruising Zlatnik Drive through Nashotah Park in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (2/11)

Cruising Memorial Drive between Manitowoc and Two Rivers Wisconsin.  (1/22/2024)

Cruising Lakeshore Boulevard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (2/11/2024)

Cruising North Segoe Road in Madison Wisconsin, an area of major redevelopment projects. (1/29)

Cruising U.S. Highway 2 in eastern Montana.  (1/29)

Cruising through the villages of northwestern France.  (1/7)

Cruising Pont de Normandie connecting Honfleur and Le Havre France.  (1/3)

2023

September-November

Cruising Redwood Street in Warren PA.  (11/3)

Cruising Wisconsin state highway 213 between Orfordville and Evansville.  (9/29)

Cruising Broad Street in Beloit, Wisconsin.  (9/23)

Cruising West Blackhawk Avenue in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  (9/18)

Cruising Hiawatha Pioneer Trail (State Highway 35) in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  (9/16) 

Cruising Marshall Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/12)

Cruising Waldo Boulevard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/11)

Cruising Washington Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part 2.  (9/11)

Cruising Washington Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part 1.  (9/11)

Cruising 8th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/6)

Cruising Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Highway in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/6)

July

Cruising from Warren Area High School to East Fifth and Redwood in Warren PA.  (7/27)

Cruising 57th Street North to River Drive North in Great Falls Montana, September 2020. (7/19)

Cruising East Fifth Avenue to Warren Area High School in Pennsylvania.  (7/10)

June

Cruising past Donald Trump's and Scott Walker's 8th Wonder of the World in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.  (6/29)

Cruising Algoma Boulevard Historic District in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (6/28)

Cruising Main Street in Waterford Wisconsin.  (6/26)

Cruising Vosen Road to view some of the 371,436 acres of farmland in Dane County, Wisconsin.  (6/26)

Cruising the 17th Street bridge leading to site of former Hamilton Industries in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (6/25)

Cruising Riverside Cemetery, on the National Register of Historic Places, in Oshkosh Wisconsin.  (6/25)

Cruising the streets of Waterloo, Wisconsin.  (6/24)

Cruising Main Street and Commons Park in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.  (6/24)

Cruising Charles Street in Rockford Illinois.  (6/23)

Cruising our way to the 8th wonder of the world on state highway 311 in Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin.  (6/23)

Cruising south on state highway 213 through Orfordville, Wisconsin.  (6/23)

Cruising east of the the Washington Avenue Neoclassical Historical District in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising the older housing stock on the streets of the south side of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising Village Square Park in East Troy, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising Main Street in Whitewater, Wisconsin.  (6/21)

Cruising downtown Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.  (6/21)

Cruising downtown Cambridge, Wisconsin.  (6/20)

Cruising I-24 in Tennessee heading to Chattanooga.  (6/20)

Cruising Main Street in Waunakee, Wisconsin.  (6/19)

Cruising Main Street in Stoughton Wisconsin.  (6/18)

Cruising Main Street in Evansville, Wisconsin.  (6/18)

Cruising Fulton Street in Edgerton, Wisconsin.   (6/18)

Cruising roundabouts near me.  (6/18)

Cruising roundabouts on Wisconsin state highway 19 between the Interstate and Waunakee.  (6/17)

Cruising through downtown Columbus, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising around the block at Waupun Correctional Institution, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Does Wisconsin highway 26 need a bypass around Rosendale?  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Waupun, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Two Rivers Wisconsin on a sunny Saturday morning.  (6/5)

2022

Cruising the Warren Pennsylvania Fourth of July parade route 2022  (8/8)