St. Joseph Church (Westphalia, Missouri)
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St. Joseph Church | |
St. Joseph Church | |
Location | Main St., Westphalia, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 38°26′28″N 91°59′45″W / 38.44111°N 91.99583°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architectural style | Gothic-Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 72000726[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 1972 |
St. Joseph Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located on Main Street in Westphalia, Osage County, Missouri. The Gothic-Romanesque building was constructed in 1848. Architectural features include limestone and cottonstone construction, a frame clerestory, and an octagonal apse. A central belfry steeple was added in 1883. The entire structure was remodeled and enlarged in 1905.[2]
The church functioned as the headquarters for the Jesuit Central Missouri Mission from 1838 to 1883 and has been a parish church ever since.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: St. Joseph Church" (PDF). Retrieved 10 August 2014.
Categories:
- Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Gothic Revival church buildings in Missouri
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in Missouri
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1848
- Buildings and structures in Osage County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Osage County, Missouri
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- United States Roman Catholic church stubs
- Central Missouri Registered Historic Place stubs
- Missouri church stubs