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St. Francis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,161 at the 2020 census . A suburb of Milwaukee along Lake Michigan , it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is a seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, located in the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis, Wisconsin. Its main building, called Henni Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
3237 S 16th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Coordinates 42°59′08″N 87°56′05″W / 42.98567°N 87.93463°W / 42.98567; -87
Seminary Woods is a historic woodland in St. Francis, Wisconsin, on the grounds of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary. It is one of the last surviving beech-maple mesic forests in Wisconsin. The forest was founded in 1855 when the seminary moved to St. Francis from Milwaukee and the land that was originally purchased by the Lake Drive Franciscan ...
The motherhouse is located on the shores of Lake Michigan in St. Francis (Milwaukee), Wisconsin. St. Mary’s Academy closed in 1991. A new convent was built on the site, with the old Motherhouse to be demolished. Much of the stained glass, doors, and paintings were transferred to the new building. [5]
5101 W. Center St. Part of the Milwaukee West-side Catholic Parishes [26] St. Catherine of Alexandria 8661 N. 76th Pl. Founded in 1855. Church dedicated in 1921. Part of Northwest Milwaukee Catholic Parishes [27] St. Francis of Assisi 1927 Vel R. Phillips Ave, Founded in 1871. Church dedicated in 1877 [28] St. Gregory the Great 3160 S. 63rd St,
Due to the late onset of girls' basketball in the state of Wisconsin, St. Francis did not offer basketball to females until the 1976 season. The Mariners took their first regional championship in 1978-defeated Pewaukee 38-30. In their first and only trip to state (1981), they lost to Algoma in the Class B semi-finals by a score of 31-34.
In July 1951, the area along Lake Michigan north of Cudahy and south of Milwaukee incorporated as the City of St. Francis in order to prevent annexation from Milwaukee and keep profits from the Lakeside Power Plant in the area. The City of Milwaukee annexed the remaining portion of the town on April 6, 1954, at which point the town ceased to exist.