St Patrick's Preservation Fund Inc
 
 

The St. Patrick Preservation Fund

Dedicated to protecting and preserving St. Patrick’s Church, rectory and cemeteries
located at 1908 State Highway 83 Town of Erin, Hartford, WI 53027

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ST. PATRICK’S  SURVEY 10/2025

Thank you for your willingness to participate in this survey. Please complete and return no later than October 31, 2025.

It is our hope for St. Patrick’s to continue to serve the community and be an historic landmark, a cornerstone for the Erin Town Center.

In addition to your responses, we welcome any other suggestions or comments.

Feel free to inquire about weddings or events in 2026.
Email: savestpats@aol.com and someone will get back to you.

All personal information from the survey will remain confidential, as well as your responses. We will share a summary of the responses with those who respond. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR MONEY.

We are grateful for your participation and welcome your ideas. We sincerely hope for St Patrick’s to be an asset to our community. The best way to do that is for you to tell us what you want.  

Please complete the following:

Select one or more of the following that you would support as uses for St. Patrick’s Church and how it can serve the community.

Development of uses for the rectory to support financially and administratively St. Patrick’s Church. Choose one or more of the following:

Thank you for your participation. It will help us make informed decisions and respond to the needs of the community.

Welcome to The St. Patrick Preservation Fund

The St. Patrick Preservation Fund is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to protecting and preserving St. Patrick’s Church, rectory and cemeteries located at 1908 State Highway 83, in the Town of Erin (Thompson), Hartford, Wisconsin 53027.

St. Patrick’s Church was built in 1855 by Irish immigrants and is one of few churches in Wisconsin built in the shape of a cross, which adds to its historic significance. The original interior of St. Patrick Church has been preserved for over 170 years. Beautiful statutes of St. Patrick and of the Blessed Mother were donated in 1883 and the 1,000-lb. bell and stained glass windows were added in 1904. The St. Patrick grounds also include two cemeteries, Old St. Patrick Cemetery established in 1850 and an additional cemetery site added in 1959 on St. Patrick's Lane.

The St. Patrick’s Parish was merged with St. Kilian’s Parish in Hartford, Wisconsin on July 1, 1999, with a promise of special occasion Masses allowed at St. Patrick’s Church. These special occasion Masses included weddings, anniversaries, funerals and an Annual Mass on St. Patrick’s Feast Day on March 17, but ended with the beginning of COVID.

The first meeting of the St. Patrick Preservation Group was held on June 2, 1999. In March of 2000, St. Patrick Church was named to the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation's list of one of the ten most endangered historic properties in the State of Wisconsin due to the possibility of its destruction.

St Patrick's Church
St Patricks Church

On June 30, 2000, St. Patrick Preservation Fund, Inc. was established to assist in the preservation of the history and activities of St. Patrick Church. It has also been our goal to work with the Milwaukee Archdiocese in whatever way possible to find an acceptable Catholic use for St. Patrick's Church and assist in whatever way possible in the maintenance of the church, cemeteries, rectory and grounds of St. Patrick’s Church for the benefit of past, present and future generations not only in the United States but also in Ireland.

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Preserve Our Historical Site

St. Patrick was closed in 1999, hurting the hearts of many dedicated parishioners and town residents. Our mission now is to preserve this 170-year-old historical site and develop a viable Catholic use for the buildings that will enhance the community and foster an understanding of the importance that all faith communities have on public life.

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2063 St. Patrick's Circle
Hartford, WI 53027

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