Church of St. Joseph (St. Joseph, Minnesota)

Church of St. Joseph–Catholic
The Church of St. Joseph viewed from the northwest
Location 12 W. Minnesota Street, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°33′50″N 94°19′6″W / 45.56389°N 94.31833°W / 45.56389; -94.31833Coordinates: 45°33′50″N 94°19′6″W / 45.56389°N 94.31833°W / 45.56389; -94.31833
Built 1869
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Ethnic Hamlet Churches–Stearns County Catholic Settlement Churches TR
NRHP reference # 82003057[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1982

The Church of St. Joseph is a historic Roman Catholic church building in St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. The church was constructed in 1869 in a community settled by German immigrants.[2] A rectory stands east of the church. Both buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for their state-level significance in the themes of architecture, exploration/settlement, and religion.[3] The property was nominated for reflecting the settlement of rural Stearns County by Catholic immigrant groups clustered in small, ethnic hamlets dominated by a central church.[2]

History

The first Mass in the community was celebrated by Francis Xavier Pierz on October 22, 1854, when the town was still named Clinton. The first church building was completed a year later, and a small log school building was attached in 1860. The parish decided to build a more spacious building, measuring 66 by 150 feet (20 by 46 m), with the lower half consisting of native fieldstones and the upper half of granite brick from a nearby quarry. Construction began in 1869, and on June 29, 1871, Bishop Thomas Grace consecrated the building. This was the first consecrated church in Minnesota, being made of permanent materials.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Ethnic Hamlet Churches: Stearns County Catholic Settlement". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-06-11. With accompanying photo from 1980
  3. ↑ "Stearns County Ethnic Hamlet Catholic Churches: Church of Saint Joseph". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Church of Saint Joseph: Parish History". Retrieved 2013-01-24.
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