, ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁dow nt own , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁and ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁past or , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Alexander ▁H atten berger ▁planned ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁cent r ally ▁located ▁church ▁for ▁his ▁growing ▁parish . ▁However , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁sh el ved ▁whatever ▁plans ▁were ▁made . ▁During ▁the ▁past or ate ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁B . ▁We ik man ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁In ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁ground ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁school ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁new ▁church . ▁On ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁a ▁ri ot ▁er upt ed ▁among ▁the ▁parish ion ers ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁move . ▁The ▁controvers y ▁last ed ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁numerous ▁building ▁del ays . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁as ▁Kre utz ▁Er h oh ung ▁Schule ▁( Ex ult ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁School ). ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 4 ) ▁that ▁the ▁School ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁came ▁to ▁Fort ▁Mad ison ▁from ▁Mil w au kee ▁in ▁ 1