St. Joseph Church (Westphalia, Missouri) Explained

St. Joseph Church
Coordinates:38.4411°N -91.9958°W
Built:1848
Architecture:Gothic-Romanesque
Added:April 11, 1972
Refnum:72000726

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.[1]

The church functioned as the headquarters for the Jesuit Central Missouri Mission from 1838 to 1883 and has been a parish church ever since.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: St. Joseph Church. 10 August 2014.