It's one of the original village streets dating back to 1835.
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Actually MI abolished the death penalty before WI and never used it. HI and AK both abolished it prior to statehood – although AK territory did use it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States#States_without_capital_punishment
Thanks, Tim.
You are correct, Wisconsin is the only state to have only one execution but it is not the lowest number of any state.
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I thought that the convent was actually on the parking lot south of the apartment building. That block is partly surrounded by the old retaining wall.
Robert, There is an excellent birds eye view from 1872 at the American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/agdm/id/282.
It shows the convent taking up the entire block bounded by Knapp, Milwaukee, Ogden and Jefferson Streets.