St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church

St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church
Location 3497 Montana Highway 284
Townsend, Montana
Coordinates 46°24′32″N 111°26′55″W / 46.40889°N 111.44861°W / 46.40889; -111.44861Coordinates: 46°24′32″N 111°26′55″W / 46.40889°N 111.44861°W / 46.40889; -111.44861
Built by Thomas Howell
NRHP reference # 98001339
Added to NRHP November 5, 1998 [1]

St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Townsend, Montana. It was added to the Register on November 5, 1998. Originally a Catholic church, the building is now a museum known as Canton Church Historic Site.

The church was built during 1875-76. According to its NRHP nomination, it is "the oldest extant example of secular Roman Catholic church architecture in Montana. It is also a rare example of Colonial Style architecture. The addition of a belfry and steeple in 1902 somewhat altered the church's Colonial appearance, but still carried forward its earlier design features."[2]

The church building was moved to its current location in 1954 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in order to save it from demolition.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Jim Holland (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Joseph's Catholic Mission Church / Canton Church". National Park Service. Retrieved July 29, 2017. With nine photos, historic and from 1998.
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